Poem: My Bed is a Boat
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My Bed is a Boat
by Robert Louis Stevenson
My bed is like a little boat;
Nurse helps me in when I embark;
She girds me in my sailor's coat
And starts me in the dark.
At night I go on board and say
Good-night to all my friends on shore;
I shut my eyes and sail away
And see and hear no more.
And sometimes things to bed I take,
As prudent sailors have to do;
Perhaps a slice of wedding-cake,
Perhaps a toy or two.
All night across the dark we steer;
But when the day returns at last,
Safe in my room beside the pier,
I find my vessel fast.
by Robert Louis Stevenson
My bed is like a little boat;
Nurse helps me in when I embark;
She girds me in my sailor's coat
And starts me in the dark.
At night I go on board and say
Good-night to all my friends on shore;
I shut my eyes and sail away
And see and hear no more.
And sometimes things to bed I take,
As prudent sailors have to do;
Perhaps a slice of wedding-cake,
Perhaps a toy or two.
All night across the dark we steer;
But when the day returns at last,
Safe in my room beside the pier,
I find my vessel fast.
A.
The title of the poem "My Bed is a Boat" is an example of a
- simile
- metaphor
- hyperbole
- onomatopoeia
B.
The first line of the poem "My Bed is a Boat" says "My bed is like a little boat." This is an example of a
- simile
- metaphor
- hyperbole
- personification
C.
In the poem "My Bed is a Boat," the speaker compares the place where his friends are to
- the ocean
- an island
- the shore
- a buoy
D.
Which choice best describes a theme in the poem "My Bed is a Boat"?
- Sailors work day and night.
- You can always come back home.
- Going to bed can be an adventure.
- A boy sleeps better when he is on a boat.
E.
In the poem "My Bed is a Boat," the speaker says prudent sailors often take things with them. The word PRUDENT most likely means
- careless
- thoughtful
- wealthy
- important