Sound Devices - Worksheet 4
Grade 4•Reading•Sound Devices
Aligned to: RL.4.1
Read the poem "Bed in Summer" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Listen for special sounds and repeated words.
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.
What sound technique does this poem use?
A.rhyme
B.simile
C.metaphor
D.personification
3.
Which word is repeated in this poem?
A.and
B.the
C.have
D.bed
4.
What sounds are repeated in this poem?
A.and
B.the
C.have
D.bed
5.
How does the poet make this poem fun to read aloud?
A.By using rhyme
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