Sound Devices - Worksheet 1
Grade 4•Reading•Sound Devices
Aligned to: RL.4.1
Read the poem "A Bird Came Down the Walk" by Emily Dickinson. Listen for special sounds and repeated words.
1.
A Bird Came Down the Walk
by Emily Dickinson
poetry · 107 words
11 A bird came down the walk:
2 2 He did not know I saw;
3 3 He bit an angle-worm in halves
4 4 And ate the fellow raw,
5 5 And then he drank a dew
6 6 From a convenient grass,
7 7 And then hopped sidewise to the wall
8 8 To let a beetle pass.
9 9 He glanced with rapid eyes
1010 That hurried all abroad,—
1111 They looked like frightened beads, I thought;
1212 He stirred his velvet head
1313 Like one in danger; cautious,
1414 I offered him a crumb,
1515 And he unrolled his feathers
1616 And rowed him softer home
1717 Than oars divide the ocean,
1818 Too silver for a seam,
1919 Or butterflies, off banks of noon,
2020 Leap, plashless, as they swim.
Answer the 5 questions below.
2.
What sound technique does this poem use?
A.simile
B.metaphor
C.personification
3.
Which word is repeated in this poem?
A.the
B.and
C.then
D.they
4.
What sounds are repeated in this poem?
A.the
B.and
C.then
D.they
5.
How does the poet make this poem fun to read aloud?
A.By using simile
B.By making it very long
C.By using only short words
D.By not using any rhymes
6.
What effect do the repeated sounds have on the poem?
A.They create a rhythm or pattern
B.They make the poem confusing
C.They have no effect
D.They make the poem shorter