Poetry Fluency - Worksheet 4
Grade 4•Reading•Poetry Fluency
Aligned to: RF.4.4b
Read the poem "The Land of Counterpane" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Read the poem aloud with expression.
1.
The Land of Counterpane
by Robert Louis Stevenson
poetry · 102 words
11 When I was sick and lay a-bed,
2 2 I had two pillows at my head,
3 3 And all my toys beside me lay,
4 4 To keep me happy all the day.
5 5 And sometimes for an hour or so
6 6 I watched my leaden soldiers go,
7 7 With different uniforms and drills,
8 8 Among the bed-clothes, through the hills;
9 9 And sometimes sent my ships in fleets
1010 All up and down among the sheets;
1111 Or brought my trees and houses out,
1212 And planted cities all about.
1313 I was the giant great and still
1414 That sits upon the pillow-hill,
1515 And sees before him, dale and plain,
1616 The pleasant land of counterpane.
Answer the 5 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?
6.
Which line in the poem is the most important? Why?