Answer the following with a word from the poem and check the answers with your partner.
What was the shape of the bird's first house? _ O _ _ _
ROUND
What was the bird's second nest made of? _ _ R _ _
STRAW
What did the bird see when it came out of its nest? L _ _ _ E _ _
LEAVES
What did the bird do at the end? _ _ _ W
FLEW
Explanation
(a) From stanza 1: 'I thought the world was small and round, And made of pale, blue shell.' The bird's first house (the egg/shell) was round in shape. (b) From stanza 2: 'I thought the world was made of straw.' The bird's second nest was made of straw. (c) From stanza 3: 'I said the world is made of leaves.' When the bird came out of its nest, it saw leaves all around. (d) From stanza 4: 'At length I flew beyond the tree.' The bird flew away beyond the tree at the end.