Structure
How many stanzas are in this poem?
Which word best describes the fieldmouse?
generous, frightened, gentle, dangerous
gentle
What is the title of this poem?
The title of the poem is "The Fieldmouse".
What are two words from the second stanza that rhyme?
den/again, sleeping/peeping, roots/fruits
In lines 17-18, the author says "But you must not steal the grain / he has stacked with so much pain." Who is he?
the farmer
How many lines are in each stanza?
six
What is the meaning of the word spring in line 16?
to leap, to emerge or arise, a place where water is located, a type of moss
Who is the author of "The Fieldmouse"?
The author of "The Fieldmouse" is Cecil Frances Alexander.
What element of poetry is used at the beginning of the third stanza?
repetition
What does the speaker tell the fieldmouse he can eat? What line?
"Eat the acorn at your pleasure" in line 16
How many lines are in this poem?
twenty-four
What does "thing" refer to in line 18?
the mouse
Who is the author speaking to in the poem?
The author is speaking to the fieldmouse.
In the first stanza, how does the author use imagery to describe the fieldmouse?
"fur so soft and brown, with your eye so round"
What is the speaker asking the fieldmouse to stay away from? (2 details)
the crops and the farmer's house
Which stanza includes a question?
two
What does the word "treasure" refer to in line 14?
grain
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Name all 3 pairs of rhyming words in the fourth stanza.
spring/thing, shadow/meadow, house/mouse
What does the speaker promise the mouse at the end of the poem if he keeps "away from corn and house"? Cite evidence from the poem.
"None will harm you"
In which stanza does the author describe hibernation?
two
Which word best describes the farmer in the poem?
careless, friendly, organized, rude
organized
Where does the feildmouse make it's hole in the spring?
The fieldmouse makes it's hole underneath the tall oak's shadow.
Describe the rhyming pattern of each stanza.
1st and 3rd, 2nd and 4th, 5th and 6th lines rhyme
(ABABCC)What is the mouse doing at the end of the second stanza? Cite two details from the text.
2) "nibbling at their fallen fruits"