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    Beclouded

    Beclouded
    by Emily Dickinson

    The sky is low, the clouds are mean,


    A travelling flake of snow
    Across a barn or through a rut
    Debates if it will go.

    A narrow wind complains all day 5


    How some one treated him;
    Nature, like us, is sometimes caught
    Without her diadem.

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    ReadWorks Vocabulary

    Vocabulary

    debate
    verb
    definition: to try to make a decision about something; think over.
    Kayla is debating whether to take piano lessons or play basketball after school.
    Spanish: debatir, discutir, considerar, dudar
    forms: debated, debates, debating

    narrow
    adjective
    definition: not wide or broad.
    The bus could not pass through that narrow alley.
    Spanish: estrecho, angosto
    forms: narrower, narrowest

    rut
    noun
    definition: a hollow track worn into the ground.
    The wagon wheels made ruts in the dirt road.
    Spanish: surco, rodada

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    Beclouded - Comprehension Questions

    Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________


    1. What "debates if it will go" across a barn or through a rut?
    A. a cloud
    B. a flake of snow
    C. a narrow wind
    D. a diadem

    2. What is the setting of this poem?


    A. the outdoors
    B. a football field
    C. a city street
    D. a classroom

    3. Read these lines from the poem.

    "The sky is low, the clouds are mean,


    A travelling flake of snow
    Across a barn or through a rut
    Debates if it will go."

    Based on these lines, what can you conclude about the weather described in the
    poem?

    A. The weather is warm and sunny.


    B. The weather is hot and dry.
    C. The weather is cold and cloudy.
    D. The weather is cool and rainy.

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    Beclouded - Comprehension Questions

    4. Read these lines from the poem.

    "A narrow wind complains all day


    How some one treated him;"

    What can you infer from these lines about the wind?

    A. The wind grew in strength throughout the day.


    B. The wind was talking to someone.
    C. The wind was making noise.
    D. The wind was annoyed with the clouds.

    5. What is the theme of this poem?


    A. Living in the country is better than living in the city.
    B. Living in the city is better than living in the country.
    C. People should spend less time complaining.
    D. Nature is not always pleasant and pretty.

    6. To personify means to give human-like characteristics to an animal or object. The


    poet uses the word "debates" to personify a flake of snow.

    What does the poet use the word "complains" to personify?

    A. the sky
    B. a cloud
    C. a barn
    D. a wind

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    Beclouded - Comprehension Questions

    7. Read these lines from the poem.

    "A narrow wind complains all day


    How some one treated him;
    Nature, like us, is sometimes caught
    Without her diadem."

    To whom or what does the word "her" refer?

    A. "a narrow wind"


    B. "some one"
    C. "Nature"
    D. "diadem"

    8. List two descriptions from the text.

    9. According to the poem, what is Nature sometimes caught without?

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    Beclouded - Comprehension Questions

    10. A diadem is a small crown with jewels in it that is worn by royalty. What might the
    poet mean by writing that Nature is sometimes without a diadem?

    Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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