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“Abandoned Farmhouse” by Ted Kooser

Complete the following short answer questions based on your reading of Ted
Kooser’s poem “Abandoned Farmhouse.”

1. How many stanzas make up the poem?

2. Does the poem have end rhyme?

3. List three things describing the man who lived on

the farm.

4. Who lived on the farm with the man?

5. What was the financial status of those who lived on the farm?

6. In line 7, what does the poet mean when he says “but not a man for farming”?

7. How can the narrator reasonably infer that the man was religious?

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8. How can the narrator reasonably infer that a woman lived in the house?

9. The objects telling the story in the poem is an example of what kind of
figurative language?

10. Why might the author let the objects tell the story?

11. List two examples of imagery from the poem.

12. What do you think went wrong on the farm?

13. What is the tone of the poem? Why do you think so?

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