“As I Awake”, by Anonymous
All of my senses are met by the morning
As I awake breathing in a new day,
Here by the window I opened last evening,
How the world changed while I drifted away.
Darkness is gone, though it seemed it would never;
Sunlight is smiling and nature survives.
I can believe that we all live forever
When I observe how the morning arrives.
Birds sing their concert and children are playing;
Flowers have scented the air and it’s free;
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Life is renewed and it seems to be saying
There is a place in its promise for me.
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There are some times in our lives when we savor
Being a part of a much larger plan.
Life is a feast and we each add a flavor;
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I’ll make it better, believing I can.
1. The descriptions of the birds and flowers in the third stanza are examples of which type of figurative language?
A. simile
B. metaphor
C. imagery
D. personification
2. Which of the following details would an author most likely use as a symbol for new life and hope?
A. a hungry vulture
B. tulips in spring
C. falling rocks
D. a storm cloud
3. What is the overall tone of the poem?
A. hope for the new day
C. frustration with the narrator’s lifestyle
B. hunger for new experiences
D. a love of nature
4. Which line best shows this tone?
A. “As I awake breathing in a new day”
C. “Birds sing their concert”
B. “There is a place in its promise for me.”
D. “There are some times in our lives when we savor”
5. Which line is an example of personification?
A. “All of my senses are met by the morning”
C. “Birds sing their concert and children are playing”
B. “Sunlight is smiling and nature survives”
D. “Life is a feast and we each add a flavor”
6. What rhyme scheme is evident in this poem?
A. ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH
C. ABAB ABAB CDCD CDCD
B. AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH
B. ABBA CDDC EFFE GHHG
7. Which element of an ode is present in this poem?
A. It glorifies a person, place, or thing.
C. It incorporates a first-person narrator.
B. It is written with a rhythm and rhyme scheme.
D. It contains 16 lines.