The Moon
By Robert Louis Stevenson
The moon has a face like a clock in the hall;
She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
On streets and fields and harbor quays,
And birdies sleep in the forks on the trees.
The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse
The howling dog by the door of the house,
The bat that lies in bed at noon,
All love to be out by the light of the moon.
But all of the things that belong to the day
Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way;
And flowers and children close their eyes
Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.
Directions: Choose the letter that best answers the question.
1. Which of the following lines from
the poem is a simile?
a. The moon has a face like the
clock in the hall
b. She shines on thieves on the
garden wall
c. The squalling cat and the
squeaking mouse
d. The bat that lies in bed at
noon
2. What is the second stanza mostly
about?
a. What humans do at night
b. Nocturnal animals
c. The affect the moon has on
all living things.
d. The similarities between the
moon and a clock
3. Which words from the poem show
alliteration?
a. shines and thieves
b. squalling and squeaking
c. morning and arise
d. children and close
4. Which line from the poem is an
example of personification?
a. The howling dogs by the
door of the house
b. Birdies asleep in the forks on
the trees
c. flowers and children can
close their eyes
d. Up in the morning the sun
shall arise
5. What the theme of the poem? Support your
answer with details from the poem.
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