Poetry Fluency - Worksheet 3
Grade 2•Reading•Poetry Fluency
Aligned to: RF.2.4b
Read the poem "My Shadow" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Read the poem aloud with expression.
1.
My Shadow
by Robert Louis Stevenson
poetry · 97 words
11 I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
2 2 And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
3 3 He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;
4 4 And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.
5 5 The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow—
6 6 Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
7 7 He sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,
8 8 And he sometimes gets so little that there's none of him at all.
Answer the 4 questions below.
2.
What tone or feeling should you use when reading this poem aloud?
A.fun and joyful
B.angry and loud
C.sad and slow
D.very quiet and boring
3.
Should you read this poem fast or slow?
A.Slow and carefully
B.Fast and excited
C.Normal speed
D.Very quietly
4.
Which words should you emphasize when reading this poem?
5.
Practice reading this poem aloud. What feeling does it give you?