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Dream Variations
Dream Variations
Date:_______________
Teacher:_______________
Grade: Three/Four
Activity One
Lakeshore Elementary School
Library Media Center
Floanna L. Long, Media Coordinator
Today you will listen to, read, and analyze on of his poems. Think about
the things the poet is trying to describe, to say about his world and life.
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Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
1. Which words from the poem tell how the speaker describes his daytime?
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2. Which words from the poem best tell how the speaker describes his evening?
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4. What is the main purpose of the three exclamation marks in the third line of the
poem (circle one answer)?
A. To finish the stanza
B. To point out differences
C. To show excitement
D. To make the words rhyme
6. Which of the following words best describe the speaker in the poem (circle one
answer)?
A. confused
B. free and joyful
C. calm and restful
D. angry
7. Which sentence best tells about the theme of the poem (circle one answer)?
A. The speaker is looking for a chance to dance.
B. The speaker is trying to write a description of a tree.
C. The speaker is describing the feeling of being able to rest at the
end of a day.
D. The speaker is trying to describe the night.
8. Using some of the ideas in items #1 - #7, write a paragraph describing the
poem. You may include your own opinion. Use correct paragraph style
(indented, topic sentence, supporting details, and summary sentence), correct
spelling, punctuation, grammar and capitalization. Use the back of this page.
Proofread and correct your own errors. Use a dictionary.
Use the lines on the back of this page for the rough draft.
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