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- 1. Multiple Choice
What image is created in Stanza 1 of the poem?
A crowd is cheering a canoe race
A band is playing loud music
A canoe is gliding through the water.
A choir is singing from sheet music.
- 2. Multiple Choice
In the poem, the author compares canoeing to a band performance because
a canoe is much like a drum.
both are actions done with a regular beat.
the music made by both is similar.
both have an audience in attendance
- 3. Multiple Choice
In the poem, the moon is compared to
sheet music.
kettle drums
rasping sand.
wooden oars.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Read the line.
Turning the canoe into kettle drums
The poet uses this phrase to help the reader understand
how it feels to ride in the canoe.
how it sounds to paddle the canoe.
how the narrator looks in the canoe.
how the narrator uses paddles to guide the canoe.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Read Line 15 from the poem.
The finale waits on the shore before us
What is the meaning of the underlined word as it is used in this line?
reward
conclusion
happiness
celebration
- 6. Multiple Choice
How does the mood change from the beginning of the poem to the end?
relaxed to stressed
anticipation to prideful
nervousness to careful
excited to disappointed
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the overall tone of the poem?
melancholy
tense
humorous
adventurous
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read Line 21 from the poem.
Our friends clap for our performance
What is the meaning of performance as it is used in this line?
the beauty of the moving canoe
the competitiveness of a contest
the music made by the paddles
the building of the campfire
- 9. Multiple Choice
What image is created in Stanza 5 of the poem?
The sun is shining on the water.
Kids are playing in the sand.
The falling rain sounds like drums.
People are gathered around a campfire.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The poet’s choice of the word “hum” in Line 4 creates a sense of
harmony.
suspense.
fatigue.
delight.
- 11. Multiple Choice
How is the boat moving across the lake?
It is moving randomly and in various directions.
It is floating with the current across the lake.
It is paddled quickly and rhythmically.
It is guided slowly and aimlessly.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Read the lines.
But still in our hearts we hear the beat
Of our canoe’s music thrumming loud.
What mood does the poet create in the lines?
satisfaction
indifference
boredom
curiosity
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