Read the poem "The Sea" on page 335 to answer questions 1-4. Select the letter of the sentence that best describes the sea.
Select the letter of the sentence that describes the "sea dog" in stanza 2.
According to stanza 3, during what time of year is the "sea dog" quiet?
Do you think that the poet could have compared the sea to a butterfly instead of a dog? Tell why.
Read the poem "The Toaster" on page 338 to answer questions 5-9. What two things are being compared in this poem?
What is the speaker doing in this poem?
What part of the toaster is the dragons' silver scales? What part of the toaster is the dragon's jaws?
Is the toaster close to the speaker or far away? How do you know?
Select the letter of the phrase that best describes what kind of dragon the toaster is.
Read the poem "Things to Do If You Are a Subway" on page 340 to answer questions 10-12. This poem is an extended metaphor. What two things are begin compared in this poem?
What are two ways in which a subway and a dragon are alike?
In lines 4-5, the poem describes dragons as swallowing piles of people and spitting them out. What action would this be describing for actual subways?