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Cinderella's Rhymes Analysis Worksheet

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Cinderella's Rhymes Analysis Worksheet

Read the original poem below. Then answer the questions using details from the poem. When you explain an idea, support it with a word, phrase, or line.

The poem: “Cinderella’s Midnight Exit”

The palace clock began to chime, She said, “I’m off—I’m out of time!” She raced downstairs; one slipper flew, The prince called, “Wait!” She yelled, “You too!” He found the shoe beside the stair, And carried it from here to there. He tried it on each royal foot— The whole court watched. It wouldn’t suit. At last he found her by the gate, Still laughing at her hurried state. “I’d rather choose my life,” she said, “Than wed a shoe-size, crown, or head.” The prince looked down, then grinned at last: “Fair point. I’ve rushed this thing too fast.” They shared a pie, discussed their plans, And ruled their lives with equal hands.

Notice how the poem works

Think about rhyme, tone, character, and the way this poem changes familiar fairy-tale expectations.

1.Match each word to the word it rhymes with in the poem.

chime
stair
gate
last

fast
time
there
state

2.Which description best fits the poem’s overall tone? Choose one and use a detail from the poem to support your choice.

Playful and gently satirical
Grim and frightening
Formal and heroic
Mournful and tragic

3.What happens after Cinderella leaves the palace, and how does this change the usual slipper search?

4.Explain why the moment “He tried it on each royal foot— / The whole court watched. It wouldn’t suit” is funny.

5.What does Cinderella mean by “I’d rather choose my life” than “wed a shoe-size, crown, or head”? Explain what this suggests about her character.

6.In “The prince looked down, then grinned at last,” what does the contrast between looking down and grinning suggest about the prince?

7.The poem ends with Cinderella and the prince agreeing to share decisions about their lives. Write true or false and quote or refer to a line that supports your answer.

TrueFalse

8.Choose one rhyming pair from the poem. How does the end rhyme help the poem sound like a traditional story told aloud?

9.Does the prince change by the end of the poem? Give one piece of evidence from the beginning or middle and one from the ending to support your view.

10.Write two rhyming lines that could come after the poem. Show Cinderella and the prince making a fair decision together. Use a clear end rhyme.