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The Skylark
Christina Rosetti
About Christina Rosetti
Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) was born in London. She began writing poetry when she was a teenager. Her poems soon became very popular. In this poem she describes the song and flight of a skylark on a bright morning.
The earth was green, the sky was blue:
I saw and heard one sunny morn,
A skylark hang between the two,
A singing speck above the corn;
A stage below, in gay accord,
White butterflies danced on the wing,
And still the singing skylark soared,
And silent sank and soared to sing.
The cornfield stretched a tender green
To right and left beside my walks;
I knew he had a nest unseen
Somewhere among the million stalks:
And as I paused to hear his song,
While swift the sunny moments slid,
Perhaps his mate sat listening long,
And listened longer than I did.
Available Answers
- 1.
Where was the skylark?
- 2.
Who is listening to the bird's song?
- 3.
When does the skylark sing and when is it silent?
- 4.
Which words and phrases in the poem tell us what time of year it is? Make a list.
- 5.
What do you think the poet wants to tell us about the skylark's mate?
- 6.
Do you like the poem? Say why, or why not.
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Where is I can find the answers?
06 Jun 2021Raja