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In the poem, how does the poet suggest identifying a lion and a tiger?
In the poem, how does the poet suggest identifying a lion and a tiger?
- By looking at their size
- By observing their behavior
- By listening to their roar (correct)
- By counting their stripes
What is the correct meaning of 'nonplus' in the poem?
What is the correct meaning of 'nonplus' in the poem?
- To encourage
- To confuse (correct)
- To hide
- To love
Why does the poet spell 'lept' and 'lep' in the third stanza as they are spelled?
Why does the poet spell 'lept' and 'lep' in the third stanza as they are spelled?
- To confuse the reader
- To show the correct spelling
- To create humor
- To make the words rhyme (correct)
What is a 'bearhug' according to the text?
What is a 'bearhug' according to the text?
How would you write 'A novice might nonplus' correctly?
How would you write 'A novice might nonplus' correctly?
What is one significant source of humor in the poem according to the text?
What is one significant source of humor in the poem according to the text?
Why does the poet refuse to intrude on the boy?
Why does the poet refuse to intrude on the boy?
What does the phrase 'staring down into the harbour' suggest about the boy and his ball?
What does the phrase 'staring down into the harbour' suggest about the boy and his ball?
In the context of the text, what does 'in the world of possessions' imply?
In the context of the text, what does 'in the world of possessions' imply?
What words in the text hint at whether the boy has experienced loss before?
What words in the text hint at whether the boy has experienced loss before?
What does the poet suggest the boy is learning from losing his ball?
What does the poet suggest the boy is learning from losing his ball?
What is the poet's attitude towards loss and sentimental items based on the text?
What is the poet's attitude towards loss and sentimental items based on the text?
What animal behavior is exemplified in the line 'Merrily bouncing, down the street'?
What animal behavior is exemplified in the line 'Merrily bouncing, down the street'?
Which of the following animal characteristics is mentioned in the poem?
Which of the following animal characteristics is mentioned in the poem?
What idea about possessions does the boy learn from losing his ball?
What idea about possessions does the boy learn from losing his ball?
Which of the following rhyming words is found in the poem?
Which of the following rhyming words is found in the poem?
What is the boy learning about through his experience of losing the ball?
What is the boy learning about through his experience of losing the ball?
What does the poet emphasize about money in the poem?
What does the poet emphasize about money in the poem?
