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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks with words from the poem.

   1. My tea is _______________ ready and the sun has left the sky;
      It's time to take the window to see Leerie going by;
   2. Now Tom would be a driver and Maria go to sea,
      And my papa's a banker and as _______________ as he can be;
2. 2.

   What would you say is the main theme of the poem?

   1. a lamplighter called Leerie
   2. someone who likes to look out of the window every night
   3. someone who wonders what to be when he grows up
   4. someone who wants to see a lamplighter go by the street
3. 3.

   Outline all the reasons that the speaker gives for wishing to be a lamplighter.

4. 4.

   1. Who is the speaker in this poem?
   2. What can we infer about the speaker from the poem? Support your answer with lines from the poem.
5. 5.

   Since we have moved to electrical lamps, we don't need lamplighters anymore. Can you think of two other jobs from olden times which don't exist now?

6. 6.

   Fill in the blanks to make your own poem. Keep rhythm and the rhyme scheme in mind.

   Now _______________ would be a _______________ and _______________ go to _______________ And my _______________'s a _______________ and as rich as he can be. But I, when I am stronger and can choose what I'm to do, O _______________, I'll _______________!