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Here
by Amy Imbody
Here is where
the black bear
goes a-walking.
He is stalking
grubs and ants,
tender shoots of fern
and roots of sassafras.
Blackberries,
huckleberries,
juniper and
juicy fruits of tupelo
he finds.
He grows stout
on slender trout
and clawing crayfish.
I built a house
along his trail
but that does not confine
his hunt
and so I see his disappearing back,
his rounded ears appearing,
disappearing
in the tangled laurel limbs
and piney forest floor.
I call the mountain “mine,”
but it is his,
and so we share
the precious trio:
acorns,
wildflowers,
moving air.
Hannah wrote about birds that return to her town every fall. Read the first part of her paper and look for any changes she should make. When you finish reading, answer the questions that follow.
The Swifts Returns
(1) Swifts are small birds that migrate in large flocks every fall from Canada to Central and South America. (2) Each flock stops in familiar places along the way to rest before it continues its journey. (3) In our town, a flock have return for years to the tall chimney of an old, empty building. (4) The swifts spend about a month sleeping inside the chimney at night and feasting on flying insects all day. (5) By sunset every evening, the large flock gathers in the sky above the chimney. (6) Then the whole group begins to swirl and gradually lowers into the chimney. (7) By this time, a crowd of people will has gathered to watch the swifts’ evening show. (8) Before the swifts claimed the chimney, the old building has been scheduled to be torn down. (9) Then a group of townspeople worked to protect it. (10) Now it provides a safe, dependable stop for the returning swifts.
What change must be made in sentence 3?
What change should be made in sentence 7?
What change must be made in sentence 8?
Read lines 4-7.
He is stalking
grubs and ants,
tender shoots of fern
and roots of sassafras.
What does shoots mean as it is used above?
Read lines 13-14.
He grows stout
on slender trout
Which element of poetry is used in these lines?
Read lines 20-25.
and so I see
his disappearing black,
his rounded ears appearing,
disappearing
in the tangled laurel limbs
and piney forest floor.
What does the repetition in these lines help to highlight about the bear?
Read lines 28-32.
and so we share
the precious trio:
acorns,
wildflowers,
moving air.
What does trio mean above?
What is the speaker's tone in the last stanza?
PART A
Which statement best expresses the theme of the poem?
PART B
Which TWO details from the poem best support the theme you selected in Part A?