One Summer Day
The Sea murmurs sleepily in the cool morning dawn, Tossing and turning under her blanket of fog, which thins and then vanishes as the sun rises. The Sea awakens, wondering what the day will bring.
Then the Sun begins to warm the ivory sand, And cars arrive, spilling out their cath Like glittering fish at the water's edge. The Sea runs to meet and greet them.
Umbrellas burst open like flowers in the Sun. Children with shovels and pails race along the shore and build a turreted castle with gull-feather flags. The Sea supervises their work and fills the castle moats.
Couples stroll along the beach, heads bent, Searching for shells and other treasures. The Sea strings polished glass on a necklace of kelp And toss the colorful gift for them to find.
Surfers in wetsuits paddle through low waves, Sleek seals paddling ever outward into the deep. The Sea hoist them onto her strong back, rises tall, And lets them ride in a twisting arc toward the shore.
Finally, Dusk closes umbrellas with a chilly touch And Wind, like a broom, sweeps all the visitors to their cars. The Sea stretches foamy fingers toward them in farewell And murmurs goodnight to the departing Sun.
1.Which type of poem is One summer day?
Ballad
Haiku
Narrative THIS ONE
Limerick
2.Which of the following rewrites of line 1 uses first-person view?
She listens to the sea murmuring sleepily...
In the cool morning dawn, the sea murmurs sleepily...
A person can hear the sea murmuring sleepily in the cool morning dawn...
I hear the sea murmuring sleepily in the cool morning dawn THIS ONE
3.Which line from the poem contains an example of onomatopoeia?
The sea murmurs sleepily in the cool morning dawn,
Like glittering fish at the water's edge THIS ONE
surfers in wetsuits paddle through low waves,
Searching for shells and other treasures.
4. Which of the following elements appears in stanzas 1 and 6?
fog
wind THIS ONE
sun
sand
5.What was the poets main purpose in writing this poem?
To persuade readers to spend a day at the beach
to describe the beach in an interesting way
to tell a story about people at the beach THIS ONE
To explain how the beach changes from day to day
6.What does the word turreted in line 11 imply about the sand castles?
They are surrounded by sea water
they protect flocks of gulls
they are built by little children
they have towers and walls THIS ONE
