Poem Structure - Worksheet 4
Grade 4•Reading•Poem Structure
Aligned to: RL.4.1
Read the poem "Bed in Summer" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Answer questions about how the poem is put together.
1.
Bed in Summer
by Robert Louis Stevenson
poetry · 86 words
11 In winter I get up at night
2 2 And dress by yellow candle-light.
3 3 In summer, quite the other way,
4 4 I have to go to bed by day.
5 5 I have to go to bed and see
6 6 The birds still hopping on the tree,
7 7 Or hear the grown-up people's feet
8 8 Still going past me in the street.
9 9 And does it not seem hard to you,
1010 When all the sky is clear and blue,
1111 And I should like so much to play,
1212 To have to go to bed by day?
Answer the 5 questions below.
2.
How many lines does this poem have?
A.10
B.11
C.12
D.14
3.
How many stanzas are in this poem?
A.2
B.3
C.5
D.6
4.
What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza?
A.AABB
B.ABAB
C.ABCB
D.ABBA
5.
What type of poem is this?
A.lyric poem
B.a limerick
C.a haiku
D.free verse
6.
Are all the stanzas the same length?
A.Yes, they all have the same number of lines
B.No, they are different lengths
C.The poem has no stanzas
D.Cannot tell from reading