(B) Read the following poem and answer the questions given below it:
The bee buzz'd up in the heat. "I am faint for your honey, my sweet." The flower said. "Take it. my dear, For now is the spring of the year, So come, come !"
"Hum !"
And the bee buzz'd down from the heat. The bee buzz'd up in the cold, When the flower was wither'd and old, "Have you still any honey, my dear ?" She said. "It's the fall of the year, But come, come !"
"Hum !"
And the bee buzz'd off in the cold.
Questions:
(1) Which two things in nature are described in the poem?
(2) Which two seasons are described in the poem?
(3) How did the flower appear in the cold?
(4) Write from the poem, words that rhyme with:
(a) hum (b) year
Answers
Explanation:
B) Read the following poem and answer the questions given below it:
The bee buzz'd up in the heat. "I am faint for your honey, my sweet." The flower said. "Take it. my dear, For now is the spring of the year, So come, come !"
"Hum !"
And the bee buzz'd down from the heat. The bee buzz'd up in the cold, When the flower was wither'd and old, "Have you still any honey, my dear ?" She said. "It's the fall of the year, But come, come !"
"Hum !"
And the bee buzz'd off in the cold.
Questions:
(1) Which two things in nature are described in the poem?
(2) Which two seasons are described in the poem?
(3) How did the flower appear in the cold?
(4) Write from the poem, words that rhyme with:
(a) hum (b) year
Answer:
1) bee and flower
2) summer and winter
3) it was withered and old
4) a) hum-come
b) year-dear