Reading Comprehension Worksheet - One Pot Learning

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Read the passage and answer the questions below.

"Why do I love" You, Sir? by Emily Dickinson

480 "Why do I love" You, Sir? Because-- The Wind does not require the Grass To answer--Wherefore when He pass She cannot keep Her place. Because He knows--and Do not You-- And We know not-- Enough for Us The Wisdom it be so-- The Lightning--never asked an Eye Wherefore it shut--when He was by-- Because He knows it cannot speak-- And reasons not contained-- --Of Talk-- There be--preferred by Daintier Folk-- The Sunrise--Sire--compelleth Me-- Because He's Sunrise--and I see-- Therefore--Then-- I love Thee--

1. In the first stanza, the speaker implicitly compares

a. the Wind to the Grass

b. herself to the Grass

c. her beloved to the Wind

d. both b and c

2. The first stanza contains

a. rhyme

b. metaphor

c. personification

d. all of the above

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3. In stanza 2, who does "He" refer to? a. the speaker's beloved b. the Grass c. the Wind d. None of the above

4. In stanza 2, the speaker says "Enough for Us/ The Wisdom it be so--". What could "it" be referring to? a. loving b. the grass moving when the wind passes c. both a and b d. neither a nor b

5. In stanza 3, what does "wherefore" mean? a. why b. where c. how d. none of the above

6. True or false? According to the speaker, there are reasons why an Eye shuts when the Lightning is by. Write the quote that supports your answer below: __________________________________________________

7. According to the speaker, who would be talking about reasons for things? a. the speaker herself b. the speaker and the beloved c. Daintier Folk d. none of the above

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8. In the last stanza, the speaker a. is compelled to love the beloved by the Sunrise b. compares loving the beloved to watching the Sunrise c. both a and b d. none of the above

9. Based on the poem, which of the following is not true? a. The reasons why a person loves another can be clearly articulated. b. Loving another is like a natural phenomenon. c. It is not necessary to know why we love. d. It is difficult to express why we love.

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Answers: 1. d 2. d 3. c 4. c 5. a 6. False, "The Lightning--never asked an Eye / Wherefore it shut--when He was by-- / Because He knows it cannot speak-- / And reasons not contained--" 7. c 8. b 9. a

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