DAY 3 – Summer Holiday Group 2 Year 6 Poetry Homework

Song Of The Worker’s Wife by Alice Gray Jones

“My hands are none too white,

Nor lovely nor tender either,

They’re rough and ugly to your sight,

Because of the constant labour,

But my hands are not complaining, 5

There’s no whinging in my chest,

When I recall my tidy house, containing,

My happy little family, like a Nest.

The kids would go early to bed,

And i’d set to doing the wash, 10

The little snow white clothes all aired,

I’d get them up so nice and posh,

I’d sew a button on David’s shirt,

And put a nail in Sam’s shoe,

And i’d mend Enid’s red skirt- 15

Those chores that all mothers do.

And Oh! They were all around me,

Like glad little chicks in a throng,

And my single purpose was to see,

My children happy, fit and strong, 20

To keep an eye on their progress,

To care for them all day long,

To keep their language spotless:

I was happy, all smiles and song.

But, alas, they’ve all grown up, 25

And all have left the nest,

They’ll no more come home to sup,

And their old toys are all at rest!

The workbox for mending their things,

And for putting a nail in Sam’s shoe, 30

Is now quite useless- a bird without wings;

A mam’s initiative unwanted, no more for her to do!”

What perspective is the poem written in?

Song Of The Worker’s Wife by Alice Gray Jones

“My hands are none too white,

Nor lovely nor tender either,

They’re rough and ugly to your sight,

Because of the constant labour,

But my hands are not complaining, 5

There’s no whinging in my chest,

When I recall my tidy house, containing,

My happy little family, like a Nest.

The kids would go early to bed,

And i’d set to doing the wash, 10

The little snow white clothes all aired,

I’d get them up so nice and posh,

I’d sew a button on David’s shirt,

And put a nail in Sam’s shoe,

And i’d mend Enid’s red skirt- 15

Those chores that all mothers do.

And Oh! They were all around me,

Like glad little chicks in a throng,

And my single purpose was to see,

My children happy, fit and strong, 20

To keep an eye on their progress,

To care for them all day long,

To keep their language spotless:

I was happy, all smiles and song.

But, alas, they’ve all grown up, 25

And all have left the nest,

They’ll no more come home to sup,

And their old toys are all at rest!

The workbox for mending their things,

And for putting a nail in Sam’s shoe, 30

Is now quite useless- a bird without wings;

A mam’s initiative unwanted, no more for her to do!”

What mood does the second stanza of the poem depict?

Song Of The Worker’s Wife by Alice Gray Jones

“My hands are none too white,

Nor lovely nor tender either,

They’re rough and ugly to your sight,

Because of the constant labour,

But my hands are not complaining, 5

There’s no whinging in my chest,

When I recall my tidy house, containing,

My happy little family, like a Nest.

The kids would go early to bed,

And i’d set to doing the wash, 10

The little snow white clothes all aired,

I’d get them up so nice and posh,

I’d sew a button on David’s shirt,

And put a nail in Sam’s shoe,

And i’d mend Enid’s red skirt- 15

Those chores that all mothers do.

And Oh! They were all around me,

Like glad little chicks in a throng,

And my single purpose was to see,

My children happy, fit and strong, 20

To keep an eye on their progress,

To care for them all day long,

To keep their language spotless:

I was happy, all smiles and song.

But, alas, they’ve all grown up, 25

And all have left the nest,

They’ll no more come home to sup,

And their old toys are all at rest!

The workbox for mending their things,

And for putting a nail in Sam’s shoe, 30

Is now quite useless- a bird without wings;

A mam’s initiative unwanted, no more for her to do!”

According to the poem, what is the speaker’s purpose in life?

Song Of The Worker’s Wife by Alice Gray Jones

“My hands are none too white,

Nor lovely nor tender either,

They’re rough and ugly to your sight,

Because of the constant labour,

But my hands are not complaining, 5

There’s no whinging in my chest,

When I recall my tidy house, containing,

My happy little family, like a Nest.

The kids would go early to bed,

And i’d set to doing the wash, 10

The little snow white clothes all aired,

I’d get them up so nice and posh,

I’d sew a button on David’s shirt,

And put a nail in Sam’s shoe,

And i’d mend Enid’s red skirt- 15

Those chores that all mothers do.

And Oh! They were all around me,

Like glad little chicks in a throng,

And my single purpose was to see,

My children happy, fit and strong, 20

To keep an eye on their progress,

To care for them all day long,

To keep their language spotless:

I was happy, all smiles and song.

But, alas, they’ve all grown up, 25

And all have left the nest,

They’ll no more come home to sup,

And their old toys are all at rest!

The workbox for mending their things,

And for putting a nail in Sam’s shoe, 30

Is now quite useless- a bird without wings;

A mam’s initiative unwanted, no more for her to do!”

What literary device is used in lines 17-18?

Song Of The Worker’s Wife by Alice Gray Jones

“My hands are none too white,

Nor lovely nor tender either,

They’re rough and ugly to your sight,

Because of the constant labour,

But my hands are not complaining, 5

There’s no whinging in my chest,

When I recall my tidy house, containing,

My happy little family, like a Nest.

The kids would go early to bed,

And i’d set to doing the wash, 10

The little snow white clothes all aired,

I’d get them up so nice and posh,

I’d sew a button on David’s shirt,

And put a nail in Sam’s shoe,

And i’d mend Enid’s red skirt- 15

Those chores that all mothers do.

And Oh! They were all around me,

Like glad little chicks in a throng,

And my single purpose was to see,

My children happy, fit and strong, 20

To keep an eye on their progress,

To care for them all day long,

To keep their language spotless:

I was happy, all smiles and song.

But, alas, they’ve all grown up, 25

And all have left the nest,

They’ll no more come home to sup,

And their old toys are all at rest!

The workbox for mending their things,

And for putting a nail in Sam’s shoe, 30

Is now quite useless- a bird without wings;

A mam’s initiative unwanted, no more for her to do!”

What realisation did the speaker have in the fourth stanza?

Song Of The Worker’s Wife by Alice Gray Jones

“My hands are none too white,

Nor lovely nor tender either,

They’re rough and ugly to your sight,

Because of the constant labour,

But my hands are not complaining, 5

There’s no whinging in my chest,

When I recall my tidy house, containing,

My happy little family, like a Nest.

The kids would go early to bed,

And i’d set to doing the wash, 10

The little snow white clothes all aired,

I’d get them up so nice and posh,

I’d sew a button on David’s shirt,

And put a nail in Sam’s shoe,

And i’d mend Enid’s red skirt- 15

Those chores that all mothers do.

And Oh! They were all around me,

Like glad little chicks in a throng,

And my single purpose was to see,

My children happy, fit and strong, 20

To keep an eye on their progress,

To care for them all day long,

To keep their language spotless:

I was happy, all smiles and song.

But, alas, they’ve all grown up, 25

And all have left the nest,

They’ll no more come home to sup,

And their old toys are all at rest!

The workbox for mending their things,

And for putting a nail in Sam’s shoe, 30

Is now quite useless- a bird without wings;

A mam’s initiative unwanted, no more for her to do!”

Who is the speaker in the poem?

Song Of The Worker’s Wife by Alice Gray Jones

“My hands are none too white,

Nor lovely nor tender either,

They’re rough and ugly to your sight,

Because of the constant labour,

But my hands are not complaining, 5

There’s no whinging in my chest,

When I recall my tidy house, containing,

My happy little family, like a Nest.

The kids would go early to bed,

And i’d set to doing the wash, 10

The little snow white clothes all aired,

I’d get them up so nice and posh,

I’d sew a button on David’s shirt,

And put a nail in Sam’s shoe,

And i’d mend Enid’s red skirt- 15

Those chores that all mothers do.

And Oh! They were all around me,

Like glad little chicks in a throng,

And my single purpose was to see,

My children happy, fit and strong, 20

To keep an eye on their progress,

To care for them all day long,

To keep their language spotless:

I was happy, all smiles and song.

But, alas, they’ve all grown up, 25

And all have left the nest,

They’ll no more come home to sup,

And their old toys are all at rest!

The workbox for mending their things,

And for putting a nail in Sam’s shoe, 30

Is now quite useless- a bird without wings;

A mam’s initiative unwanted, no more for her to do!”

What does the twenty-third line mean?

Song Of The Worker’s Wife by Alice Gray Jones

“My hands are none too white,

Nor lovely nor tender either,

They’re rough and ugly to your sight,

Because of the constant labour,

But my hands are not complaining, 5

There’s no whinging in my chest,

When I recall my tidy house, containing,

My happy little family, like a Nest.

The kids would go early to bed,

And i’d set to doing the wash, 10

The little snow white clothes all aired,

I’d get them up so nice and posh,

I’d sew a button on David’s shirt,

And put a nail in Sam’s shoe,

And i’d mend Enid’s red skirt- 15

Those chores that all mothers do.

And Oh! They were all around me,

Like glad little chicks in a throng,

And my single purpose was to see,

My children happy, fit and strong, 20

To keep an eye on their progress,

To care for them all day long,

To keep their language spotless:

I was happy, all smiles and song.

But, alas, they’ve all grown up, 25

And all have left the nest,

They’ll no more come home to sup,

And their old toys are all at rest!

The workbox for mending their things,

And for putting a nail in Sam’s shoe, 30

Is now quite useless- a bird without wings;

A mam’s initiative unwanted, no more for her to do!”

What does the first stanza tell us about the speaker?

A Bird, came down the Walk by Emily Dickinson

A Bird, came down the Walk –

He did not know I saw –

He bit an Angle Worm in halves

And ate the fellow, raw,

And then, he drank a Dew 5

From a convenient Grass –

And then hopped sidewise to the Wall

To let a Beetle pass –

He glanced with rapid eyes, 

That hurried all abroad – 10

They looked like frightened Beads, I thought,

He stirred his Velvet Head. – 

Like one in danger, Cautious,

I offered him a Crumb,

And he unrolled his feathers, 15

And rowed him softer Home –

Than Oars divide the Ocean,

Too silver for a seam,

Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon,

Leap, plashless as they swim. 20

What form did the poem use based on its lines?

A Bird, came down the Walk by Emily Dickinson

A Bird, came down the Walk –

He did not know I saw –

He bit an Angle Worm in halves

And ate the fellow, raw,

And then, he drank a Dew 5

From a convenient Grass –

And then hopped sidewise to the Wall

To let a Beetle pass –

He glanced with rapid eyes, 

That hurried all abroad – 10

They looked like frightened Beads, I thought,

He stirred his Velvet Head. – 

Like one in danger, Cautious,

I offered him a Crumb,

And he unrolled his feathers, 15

And rowed him softer Home –

Than Oars divide the Ocean,

Too silver for a seam,

Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon,

Leap, plashless as they swim. 20

How did the bird react to the speaker giving him food?

A Bird, came down the Walk by Emily Dickinson

A Bird, came down the Walk –

He did not know I saw –

He bit an Angle Worm in halves

And ate the fellow, raw,

And then, he drank a Dew 5

From a convenient Grass –

And then hopped sidewise to the Wall

To let a Beetle pass –

He glanced with rapid eyes, 

That hurried all abroad – 10

They looked like frightened Beads, I thought,

He stirred his Velvet Head. – 

Like one in danger, Cautious,

I offered him a Crumb,

And he unrolled his feathers, 15

And rowed him softer Home –

Than Oars divide the Ocean,

Too silver for a seam,

Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon,

Leap, plashless as they swim. 20

What is the theme of the poem?

A Bird, came down the Walk by Emily Dickinson

A Bird, came down the Walk –

He did not know I saw –

He bit an Angle Worm in halves

And ate the fellow, raw,

And then, he drank a Dew 5

From a convenient Grass –

And then hopped sidewise to the Wall

To let a Beetle pass –

He glanced with rapid eyes, 

That hurried all abroad – 10

They looked like frightened Beads, I thought,

He stirred his Velvet Head. – 

Like one in danger, Cautious,

I offered him a Crumb,

And he unrolled his feathers, 15

And rowed him softer Home –

Than Oars divide the Ocean,

Too silver for a seam,

Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon,

Leap, plashless as they swim. 20

What is the lesson we can take away from the poem?

A Bird, came down the Walk by Emily Dickinson

A Bird, came down the Walk –

He did not know I saw –

He bit an Angle Worm in halves

And ate the fellow, raw,

And then, he drank a Dew 5

From a convenient Grass –

And then hopped sidewise to the Wall

To let a Beetle pass –

He glanced with rapid eyes, 

That hurried all abroad – 10

They looked like frightened Beads, I thought,

He stirred his Velvet Head. – 

Like one in danger, Cautious,

I offered him a Crumb,

And he unrolled his feathers, 15

And rowed him softer Home –

Than Oars divide the Ocean,

Too silver for a seam,

Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon,

Leap, plashless as they swim. 20

What type of imagery is used in the poem?

A Bird, came down the Walk by Emily Dickinson

A Bird, came down the Walk –

He did not know I saw –

He bit an Angle Worm in halves

And ate the fellow, raw,

And then, he drank a Dew 5

From a convenient Grass –

And then hopped sidewise to the Wall

To let a Beetle pass –

He glanced with rapid eyes, 

That hurried all abroad – 10

They looked like frightened Beads, I thought,

He stirred his Velvet Head. – 

Like one in danger, Cautious,

I offered him a Crumb,

And he unrolled his feathers, 15

And rowed him softer Home –

Than Oars divide the Ocean,

Too silver for a seam,

Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon,

Leap, plashless as they swim. 20

What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza?

A Bird, came down the Walk by Emily Dickinson

A Bird, came down the Walk –

He did not know I saw –

He bit an Angle Worm in halves

And ate the fellow, raw,

And then, he drank a Dew 5

From a convenient Grass –

And then hopped sidewise to the Wall

To let a Beetle pass –

He glanced with rapid eyes, 

That hurried all abroad – 10

They looked like frightened Beads, I thought,

He stirred his Velvet Head. – 

Like one in danger, Cautious,

I offered him a Crumb,

And he unrolled his feathers, 15

And rowed him softer Home –

Than Oars divide the Ocean,

Too silver for a seam,

Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon,

Leap, plashless as they swim. 20

What could possibly be the setting of the poem?

A Bird, came down the Walk by Emily Dickinson

A Bird, came down the Walk –

He did not know I saw –

He bit an Angle Worm in halves

And ate the fellow, raw,

And then, he drank a Dew 5

From a convenient Grass –

And then hopped sidewise to the Wall

To let a Beetle pass –

He glanced with rapid eyes, 

That hurried all abroad – 10

They looked like frightened Beads, I thought,

He stirred his Velvet Head. – 

Like one in danger, Cautious,

I offered him a Crumb,

And he unrolled his feathers, 15

And rowed him softer Home –

Than Oars divide the Ocean,

Too silver for a seam,

Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon,

Leap, plashless as they swim. 20

What feeling does the bird portray in the third stanza?

Flower on the Road by Chitra Padmanabhan

Spring has come,

said the bougainvillaea

Crimson, orange, cream

and yellow

Making a flower wall 5

along the road

I bring happiness

to all.

Wait, said the

little flower 10

on the edge of the kerb

I, too, blossom

though I am small

Every now and then

a little child walks past, 15

sees me

at her height

And happily smiles.

Doesn’t that make us comrades

on the road! 20

What does the road signify?

Flower on the Road by Chitra Padmanabhan

Spring has come,

said the bougainvillaea

Crimson, orange, cream

and yellow

Making a flower wall 5

along the road

I bring happiness

to all.

Wait, said the

little flower 10

on the edge of the kerb

I, too, blossom

though I am small

Every now and then

a little child walks past, 15

sees me

at her height

And happily smiles.

Doesn’t that make us comrades

on the road! 20

Which is personified in the poem?

Flower on the Road by Chitra Padmanabhan

Spring has come,

said the bougainvillaea

Crimson, orange, cream

and yellow

Making a flower wall 5

along the road

I bring happiness

to all.

Wait, said the

little flower 10

on the edge of the kerb

I, too, blossom

though I am small

Every now and then

a little child walks past, 15

sees me

at her height

And happily smiles.

Doesn’t that make us comrades

on the road! 20

Other than the first line, what other things tells us that it is springtime in the poem?

Flower on the Road by Chitra Padmanabhan

Spring has come,

said the bougainvillaea

Crimson, orange, cream

and yellow

Making a flower wall 5

along the road

I bring happiness

to all.

Wait, said the

little flower 10

on the edge of the kerb

I, too, blossom

though I am small

Every now and then

a little child walks past, 15

sees me

at her height

And happily smiles.

Doesn’t that make us comrades

on the road! 20

What form does the poem have?

Flower on the Road by Chitra Padmanabhan

Spring has come,

said the bougainvillaea

Crimson, orange, cream

and yellow

Making a flower wall 5

along the road

I bring happiness

to all.

Wait, said the

little flower 10

on the edge of the kerb

I, too, blossom

though I am small

Every now and then

a little child walks past, 15

sees me

at her height

And happily smiles.

Doesn’t that make us comrades

on the road! 20

What is the main theme of the poem?

Flower on the Road by Chitra Padmanabhan

Spring has come,

said the bougainvillaea

Crimson, orange, cream

and yellow

Making a flower wall 5

along the road

I bring happiness

to all.

Wait, said the

little flower 10

on the edge of the kerb

I, too, blossom

though I am small

Every now and then

a little child walks past, 15

sees me

at her height

And happily smiles.

Doesn’t that make us comrades

on the road! 20

What word describes the relationship of the bougainvillaea and the flower?

Flower on the Road by Chitra Padmanabhan

Spring has come,

said the bougainvillaea

Crimson, orange, cream

and yellow

Making a flower wall 5

along the road

I bring happiness

to all.

Wait, said the

little flower 10

on the edge of the kerb

I, too, blossom

though I am small

Every now and then

a little child walks past, 15

sees me

at her height

And happily smiles.

Doesn’t that make us comrades

on the road! 20

What lesson can we get from the poem?

Flower on the Road by Chitra Padmanabhan

Spring has come,

said the bougainvillaea

Crimson, orange, cream

and yellow

Making a flower wall 5

along the road

I bring happiness

to all.

Wait, said the

little flower 10

on the edge of the kerb

I, too, blossom

though I am small

Every now and then

a little child walks past, 15

sees me

at her height

And happily smiles.

Doesn’t that make us comrades

on the road! 20

What is the significance of the colours mentioned in lines 3 and 4?

A Friend’s Greeting by Edgar Guest

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me;

I’d like to be the help that you’ve been always glad to be;

I’d like to mean as much to you each minute of the day

As you have meant, old friend of mine, to me along the way.

I’d like to do the big things and the splendid things for you, 5

To brush the grey from out your skies and leave them only blue;

I’d like to say the kindly things that I so oft have heard,

And feel that I could rouse your soul the way that mine you’ve stirred.

I’d like to give you back the joy that you have given me,

Yet that were wishing you a need I hope will never be; 10

I’d like to make you feel as rich as I, who travel on

Undaunted in the darkest hours with you to lean upon.

I’m wishing at this Christmas time that I could but repay

A portion of the gladness that you’ve strewn along my way;

And could I have one wish this year, this only would it be: 15

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me.

What is the poem all about?

A Friend’s Greeting by Edgar Guest

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me;

I’d like to be the help that you’ve been always glad to be;

I’d like to mean as much to you each minute of the day

As you have meant, old friend of mine, to me along the way.

I’d like to do the big things and the splendid things for you, 5

To brush the grey from out your skies and leave them only blue;

I’d like to say the kindly things that I so oft have heard,

And feel that I could rouse your soul the way that mine you’ve stirred.

I’d like to give you back the joy that you have given me,

Yet that were wishing you a need I hope will never be; 10

I’d like to make you feel as rich as I, who travel on

Undaunted in the darkest hours with you to lean upon.

I’m wishing at this Christmas time that I could but repay

A portion of the gladness that you’ve strewn along my way;

And could I have one wish this year, this only would it be: 15

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me.

What literary device is used in line 11?

A Friend’s Greeting by Edgar Guest

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me;

I’d like to be the help that you’ve been always glad to be;

I’d like to mean as much to you each minute of the day

As you have meant, old friend of mine, to me along the way.

I’d like to do the big things and the splendid things for you, 5

To brush the grey from out your skies and leave them only blue;

I’d like to say the kindly things that I so oft have heard,

And feel that I could rouse your soul the way that mine you’ve stirred.

I’d like to give you back the joy that you have given me,

Yet that were wishing you a need I hope will never be; 10

I’d like to make you feel as rich as I, who travel on

Undaunted in the darkest hours with you to lean upon.

I’m wishing at this Christmas time that I could but repay

A portion of the gladness that you’ve strewn along my way;

And could I have one wish this year, this only would it be: 15

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me.

What is the tone of the poem?

A Friend’s Greeting by Edgar Guest

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me;

I’d like to be the help that you’ve been always glad to be;

I’d like to mean as much to you each minute of the day

As you have meant, old friend of mine, to me along the way.

I’d like to do the big things and the splendid things for you, 5

To brush the grey from out your skies and leave them only blue;

I’d like to say the kindly things that I so oft have heard,

And feel that I could rouse your soul the way that mine you’ve stirred.

I’d like to give you back the joy that you have given me,

Yet that were wishing you a need I hope will never be; 10

I’d like to make you feel as rich as I, who travel on

Undaunted in the darkest hours with you to lean upon.

I’m wishing at this Christmas time that I could but repay

A portion of the gladness that you’ve strewn along my way;

And could I have one wish this year, this only would it be: 15

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me.

To whom is the poem for?

A Friend’s Greeting by Edgar Guest

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me;

I’d like to be the help that you’ve been always glad to be;

I’d like to mean as much to you each minute of the day

As you have meant, old friend of mine, to me along the way.

I’d like to do the big things and the splendid things for you, 5

To brush the grey from out your skies and leave them only blue;

I’d like to say the kindly things that I so oft have heard,

And feel that I could rouse your soul the way that mine you’ve stirred.

I’d like to give you back the joy that you have given me,

Yet that were wishing you a need I hope will never be; 10

I’d like to make you feel as rich as I, who travel on

Undaunted in the darkest hours with you to lean upon.

I’m wishing at this Christmas time that I could but repay

A portion of the gladness that you’ve strewn along my way;

And could I have one wish this year, this only would it be: 15

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me.

Which line uses a hyperbole?

A Friend’s Greeting by Edgar Guest

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me;

I’d like to be the help that you’ve been always glad to be;

I’d like to mean as much to you each minute of the day

As you have meant, old friend of mine, to me along the way.

I’d like to do the big things and the splendid things for you, 5

To brush the grey from out your skies and leave them only blue;

I’d like to say the kindly things that I so oft have heard,

And feel that I could rouse your soul the way that mine you’ve stirred.

I’d like to give you back the joy that you have given me,

Yet that were wishing you a need I hope will never be; 10

I’d like to make you feel as rich as I, who travel on

Undaunted in the darkest hours with you to lean upon.

I’m wishing at this Christmas time that I could but repay

A portion of the gladness that you’ve strewn along my way;

And could I have one wish this year, this only would it be: 15

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me.

What is the speaker’s wish for Christmas?

A Friend’s Greeting by Edgar Guest

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me;

I’d like to be the help that you’ve been always glad to be;

I’d like to mean as much to you each minute of the day

As you have meant, old friend of mine, to me along the way.

I’d like to do the big things and the splendid things for you, 5

To brush the grey from out your skies and leave them only blue;

I’d like to say the kindly things that I so oft have heard,

And feel that I could rouse your soul the way that mine you’ve stirred.

I’d like to give you back the joy that you have given me,

Yet that were wishing you a need I hope will never be; 10

I’d like to make you feel as rich as I, who travel on

Undaunted in the darkest hours with you to lean upon.

I’m wishing at this Christmas time that I could but repay

A portion of the gladness that you’ve strewn along my way;

And could I have one wish this year, this only would it be: 15

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me.

The colour grey in line 6 is a metaphor for what?

A Friend’s Greeting by Edgar Guest

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me;

I’d like to be the help that you’ve been always glad to be;

I’d like to mean as much to you each minute of the day

As you have meant, old friend of mine, to me along the way.

I’d like to do the big things and the splendid things for you, 5

To brush the grey from out your skies and leave them only blue;

I’d like to say the kindly things that I so oft have heard,

And feel that I could rouse your soul the way that mine you’ve stirred.

I’d like to give you back the joy that you have given me,

Yet that were wishing you a need I hope will never be; 10

I’d like to make you feel as rich as I, who travel on

Undaunted in the darkest hours with you to lean upon.

I’m wishing at this Christmas time that I could but repay

A portion of the gladness that you’ve strewn along my way;

And could I have one wish this year, this only would it be: 15

I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me.

What is the theme of the poem?

The Sugar-Plum Tree by Eugene Field

Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?

It is a marvel of great renown!

It blooms on the shore of the Lollypop sea

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town;

The fruit that it bears is so wondrously sweet 5

(As those who have tasted it say)

That good little children have only to eat

Of that fruit to be happy next day.

When you’ve got to the tree, you would have a hard time

To capture the fruit which I sing; 10

The tree is so tall that no person could climb

To the boughs where the sugar-plums swing!

But up in that tree sits a chocolate cat,

And a gingerbread dog prowls below –

And this is the way you contrive to get at 15

Those sugar-plums tempting you so:

You say but the word to that gingerbread dog

And he barks with such terrible zest

That the chocolate cat is at once all agog,

As her swelling proportions attest. 20

And the chocolate cat goes cavorting around

From this leafy limb unto that,

And the sugar-plums tumble, of course, to the ground –

Hurrah for that chocolate cat!

There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes, 25

With stripings of scarlet or gold,

And you carry away of the treasure that rains,

As much as your apron can hold!

So come, little child, cuddle closer to me

In your dainty white nightcap and gown, 30

And I’ll rock you away to that Sugar-Plum Tree

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town.

What is the poem all about?

The Sugar-Plum Tree by Eugene Field

Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?

It is a marvel of great renown!

It blooms on the shore of the Lollypop sea

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town;

The fruit that it bears is so wondrously sweet 5

(As those who have tasted it say)

That good little children have only to eat

Of that fruit to be happy next day.

When you’ve got to the tree, you would have a hard time

To capture the fruit which I sing; 10

The tree is so tall that no person could climb

To the boughs where the sugar-plums swing!

But up in that tree sits a chocolate cat,

And a gingerbread dog prowls below –

And this is the way you contrive to get at 15

Those sugar-plums tempting you so:

You say but the word to that gingerbread dog

And he barks with such terrible zest

That the chocolate cat is at once all agog,

As her swelling proportions attest. 20

And the chocolate cat goes cavorting around

From this leafy limb unto that,

And the sugar-plums tumble, of course, to the ground –

Hurrah for that chocolate cat!

There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes, 25

With stripings of scarlet or gold,

And you carry away of the treasure that rains,

As much as your apron can hold!

So come, little child, cuddle closer to me

In your dainty white nightcap and gown, 30

And I’ll rock you away to that Sugar-Plum Tree

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town.

Which best describes the structure of the poem?

The Sugar-Plum Tree by Eugene Field

Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?

It is a marvel of great renown!

It blooms on the shore of the Lollypop sea

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town;

The fruit that it bears is so wondrously sweet 5

(As those who have tasted it say)

That good little children have only to eat

Of that fruit to be happy next day.

When you’ve got to the tree, you would have a hard time

To capture the fruit which I sing; 10

The tree is so tall that no person could climb

To the boughs where the sugar-plums swing!

But up in that tree sits a chocolate cat,

And a gingerbread dog prowls below –

And this is the way you contrive to get at 15

Those sugar-plums tempting you so:

You say but the word to that gingerbread dog

And he barks with such terrible zest

That the chocolate cat is at once all agog,

As her swelling proportions attest. 20

And the chocolate cat goes cavorting around

From this leafy limb unto that,

And the sugar-plums tumble, of course, to the ground –

Hurrah for that chocolate cat!

There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes, 25

With stripings of scarlet or gold,

And you carry away of the treasure that rains,

As much as your apron can hold!

So come, little child, cuddle closer to me

In your dainty white nightcap and gown, 30

And I’ll rock you away to that Sugar-Plum Tree

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town.

What is the tone of the poem?

The Sugar-Plum Tree by Eugene Field

Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?

It is a marvel of great renown!

It blooms on the shore of the Lollypop sea

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town;

The fruit that it bears is so wondrously sweet 5

(As those who have tasted it say)

That good little children have only to eat

Of that fruit to be happy next day.

When you’ve got to the tree, you would have a hard time

To capture the fruit which I sing; 10

The tree is so tall that no person could climb

To the boughs where the sugar-plums swing!

But up in that tree sits a chocolate cat,

And a gingerbread dog prowls below –

And this is the way you contrive to get at 15

Those sugar-plums tempting you so:

You say but the word to that gingerbread dog

And he barks with such terrible zest

That the chocolate cat is at once all agog,

As her swelling proportions attest. 20

And the chocolate cat goes cavorting around

From this leafy limb unto that,

And the sugar-plums tumble, of course, to the ground –

Hurrah for that chocolate cat!

There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes, 25

With stripings of scarlet or gold,

And you carry away of the treasure that rains,

As much as your apron can hold!

So come, little child, cuddle closer to me

In your dainty white nightcap and gown, 30

And I’ll rock you away to that Sugar-Plum Tree

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town.

Who is the speaker of the poem?

The Sugar-Plum Tree by Eugene Field

Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?

It is a marvel of great renown!

It blooms on the shore of the Lollypop sea

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town;

The fruit that it bears is so wondrously sweet 5

(As those who have tasted it say)

That good little children have only to eat

Of that fruit to be happy next day.

When you’ve got to the tree, you would have a hard time

To capture the fruit which I sing; 10

The tree is so tall that no person could climb

To the boughs where the sugar-plums swing!

But up in that tree sits a chocolate cat,

And a gingerbread dog prowls below –

And this is the way you contrive to get at 15

Those sugar-plums tempting you so:

You say but the word to that gingerbread dog

And he barks with such terrible zest

That the chocolate cat is at once all agog,

As her swelling proportions attest. 20

And the chocolate cat goes cavorting around

From this leafy limb unto that,

And the sugar-plums tumble, of course, to the ground –

Hurrah for that chocolate cat!

There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes, 25

With stripings of scarlet or gold,

And you carry away of the treasure that rains,

As much as your apron can hold!

So come, little child, cuddle closer to me

In your dainty white nightcap and gown, 30

And I’ll rock you away to that Sugar-Plum Tree

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town.

What is the literary device used in the poem?

The Sugar-Plum Tree by Eugene Field

Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?

It is a marvel of great renown!

It blooms on the shore of the Lollypop sea

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town;

The fruit that it bears is so wondrously sweet 5

(As those who have tasted it say)

That good little children have only to eat

Of that fruit to be happy next day.

When you’ve got to the tree, you would have a hard time

To capture the fruit which I sing; 10

The tree is so tall that no person could climb

To the boughs where the sugar-plums swing!

But up in that tree sits a chocolate cat,

And a gingerbread dog prowls below –

And this is the way you contrive to get at 15

Those sugar-plums tempting you so:

You say but the word to that gingerbread dog

And he barks with such terrible zest

That the chocolate cat is at once all agog,

As her swelling proportions attest. 20

And the chocolate cat goes cavorting around

From this leafy limb unto that,

And the sugar-plums tumble, of course, to the ground –

Hurrah for that chocolate cat!

There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes, 25

With stripings of scarlet or gold,

And you carry away of the treasure that rains,

As much as your apron can hold!

So come, little child, cuddle closer to me

In your dainty white nightcap and gown, 30

And I’ll rock you away to that Sugar-Plum Tree

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town.

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

The Sugar-Plum Tree by Eugene Field

Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?

It is a marvel of great renown!

It blooms on the shore of the Lollypop sea

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town;

The fruit that it bears is so wondrously sweet 5

(As those who have tasted it say)

That good little children have only to eat

Of that fruit to be happy next day.

When you’ve got to the tree, you would have a hard time

To capture the fruit which I sing; 10

The tree is so tall that no person could climb

To the boughs where the sugar-plums swing!

But up in that tree sits a chocolate cat,

And a gingerbread dog prowls below –

And this is the way you contrive to get at 15

Those sugar-plums tempting you so:

You say but the word to that gingerbread dog

And he barks with such terrible zest

That the chocolate cat is at once all agog,

As her swelling proportions attest. 20

And the chocolate cat goes cavorting around

From this leafy limb unto that,

And the sugar-plums tumble, of course, to the ground –

Hurrah for that chocolate cat!

There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes, 25

With stripings of scarlet or gold,

And you carry away of the treasure that rains,

As much as your apron can hold!

So come, little child, cuddle closer to me

In your dainty white nightcap and gown, 30

And I’ll rock you away to that Sugar-Plum Tree

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town.

What does “Shut-Eye Town” in the last line mean?

The Sugar-Plum Tree by Eugene Field

Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?

It is a marvel of great renown!

It blooms on the shore of the Lollypop sea

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town;

The fruit that it bears is so wondrously sweet 5

(As those who have tasted it say)

That good little children have only to eat

Of that fruit to be happy next day.

When you’ve got to the tree, you would have a hard time

To capture the fruit which I sing; 10

The tree is so tall that no person could climb

To the boughs where the sugar-plums swing!

But up in that tree sits a chocolate cat,

And a gingerbread dog prowls below –

And this is the way you contrive to get at 15

Those sugar-plums tempting you so:

You say but the word to that gingerbread dog

And he barks with such terrible zest

That the chocolate cat is at once all agog,

As her swelling proportions attest. 20

And the chocolate cat goes cavorting around

From this leafy limb unto that,

And the sugar-plums tumble, of course, to the ground –

Hurrah for that chocolate cat!

There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes, 25

With stripings of scarlet or gold,

And you carry away of the treasure that rains,

As much as your apron can hold!

So come, little child, cuddle closer to me

In your dainty white nightcap and gown, 30

And I’ll rock you away to that Sugar-Plum Tree

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town.

What is the second stanza all about?