Reading Poems
Grade 3 - Reading - Building Confidence
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Morning Robin
A robin sings outside my door,
The same sweet tune he sang before.
He sings it when the sky is gray,
He sings it on a sunny day.He puffs his chest of rusty red,
And bobs his small and shiny head.
He hops along the garden wall
As if he owns it, wall and all.I wave to him, he flies away,
But he'll be back another day.
I'll leave some seeds out on the sill,
And he will sing, I know he will.What is this poem mostly about?
- a gray and rainy day
- a garden wall falling down
- a robin that sings near the poet's home
How many stanzas does this poem have?
- 2
- 3
- 12
How many lines are in each stanza?
- 4
- 12
- 2
Which word from the poem rhymes with "door"?
- before
- red
- wall
Which word from the poem rhymes with "red"?
- head
- hops
- wall
What is the first line of the poem?
- He sings it when the sky is gray,
- I wave to him, he flies away,
- A robin sings outside my door,
What is the last line of the poem?
- I'll leave some seeds out on the sill,
- As if he owns it, wall and all.
- And he will sing, I know he will.
What does "As if he owns it, wall and all" tell you about the robin?
- He is afraid of the wall.
- He acts like the wall belongs to him.
- He is building a new wall.
Why will the poet leave seeds on the sill?
- so the robin will come back
- to plant a garden on the sill
- to clean the window sill
What feeling does this poem mostly show?
- gloomy
- scared
- cheerful