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Poem Analysis Worksheet

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Poem Analysis Worksheet

Read the poem twice. Then use details from the poem to explain how the poet’s words and structure create meaning.

The Harbour at Dawn

The harbour yawns beneath the dawn, while sleepy boats rock, side by side. A gull draws silver across the sky; the tide whispers secrets to the pier. The hills wear coats of misty blue, and windows blink awake below. A kettle sings behind one door— soon every street will start to glow.

1.Which choice best describes the mood at the beginning of the poem? Choose one and use a word or phrase from the poem as evidence.
  • Calm and sleepy
  • Frightening and tense
  • Loud and crowded
  • Wild and stormy
2.In “A gull draws silver across the sky”, what picture does the word “draws” help you imagine?
3.Find one example of personification in the poem. Copy the words and explain what is being described as if it were human.
4.What might the phrase “windows blink awake” suggest about the people living near the harbour?
5.How many stanzas are in the poem, and how many lines are in each stanza?
6.The poem does not use a regular end-rhyme pattern. How does the poet help the lines flow smoothly instead? Give one example.
7.Which line most clearly shows that morning is beginning to brighten the town?
  • “The hills wear coats of misty blue,”
  • “soon every street will start to glow.”
  • “the tide whispers secrets to the pier.”
  • “while sleepy boats rock, side by side.”
8.Explain how the poem changes from the first stanza to the second. Use a detail from each stanza.
9.Imagine you are the gull. Write two lines describing the harbour from above. Include one comparison using “like” or “as”.

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