1. In this poem, the word 'kingdom' means not just a country ruled by a king but
also an area controlled by a person. Do you agree?
2. What was 'no higher than the little boy's head? (stanza 1)
3. How can you tell that the speaker is a little boy? Find the line in stanza 2 that
gives you the answer.
4. The word 'make-believe' means imagining that something is real, or that you an
somebody else. Which line in stanza 3 shows that the speaker lives in a world
make-believe?
5. Which things does the speaker imagine are real? Who does he imagine he is?
(Look at stanzas 2, 3 and 4.)
6. Which little things seemed large to the speaker? Which thing and person
seemed really large to him?
7. Poets often repeat words to emphasize an idea. Which word does this poet
repeat many times to tell us who the speaker is?
8. The speaker would rather be in his 'kingdom' than at home. Do you agree?
Answers
- Answer:
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Explanation:
2. What was 'no higher than the little boy's head? (stanza 1)
3. How can you tell that the speaker is a little boy? Find the line in stanza 2 that
gives you the answer.
4. The word 'make-believe' means imagining that something is real, or that you an
somebody else. Which line in stanza 3 shows that the speaker lives in a world
make-believe?
5. Which things does the speaker imagine are real? Who does he imagine he is?
(Look at stanzas 2, 3 and 4.)
6. Which little things seemed large to the speaker? Which thing and person
seemed really large to him?
7. Poets often repeat words to emphasize an idea. Which word does this poet
repeat many times to tell us who the speaker is?
8. The speaker would rather be in his 'kingdom' than at home. Do you agree?
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Explanation:
1. In this poem, the word 'kingdom' means not just a country ruled by a king but
also an area controlled by a person. Do you agree?
2. What was 'no higher than the little boy's head? (stanza 1)
3. How can you tell that the speaker is a little boy? Find the line in stanza 2 that
gives you the answer.
4. The word 'make-believe' means imagining that something is real, or that you an
somebody else. Which line in stanza 3 shows that the speaker lives in a world
make-believe?
5. Which things does the speaker imagine are real? Who does he imagine he is?
(Look at stanzas 2, 3 and 4.)
6. Which little things seemed large to the speaker? Which thing and person
seemed really large to him?
7. Poets often repeat words to emphasize an idea. Which word does this poet
repeat many times to tell us who the speaker is?
8. The speaker would rather be in his 'kingdom' than at home. Do you agree?