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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.
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.
hang between the two : the skylark seems to be hanging between the sky and earth
in gay accord : in (happy) harmony with
on the wing : in flight
soared : circled and wheeled about
speck : dot (it is far away and small)
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Where was the skylark?
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The skylark was flying between the earth and the sky.
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Who is listening to the bird's song?
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The poet is listening to the bird's song.
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When does the skylark sing and when is it silent?
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Skylark starts singing at the dawn and stops singing in the morning.
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Which words and phrases in the poem tell us what time of year it is? Make a list.
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What do you think the poet wants to tell us about the skylark's mate?
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