Poem Structure - Worksheet 3
Grade 5•Reading•Poem Structure
Aligned to: RL.5.1
Read the poem "A Bird Came Down the Walk" by Emily Dickinson. Answer questions about how the poem is put together.
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 6 questions below.
2.
How many lines does this poem have?
A.18
B.19
C.20
D.23
3.
How many stanzas are in this poem?
A.4
B.5
C.6
D.8
4.
What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza?
A.ABCB
B.AABB
C.ABAB
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
7.
How is this poem organized?
A.In stanzas (groups of lines)
B.In chapters
C.In paragraphs
D.In a list