I Wonder

Jeannie Kirby
I wonder why the grass is green, And why the wind is never seen? Who taught the bird to build a nest, And told the trees to take a rest? O, when the moon is not quite round, Where can the missing bit be found? Who lights the stars, when they blow out, And makes the lightning flash about? Who paints the rainbow in the sky, And hangs the fluffy clouds so high? Why is it now, do you suppose, That Dad wont tell me, if he knows? EXERCISE 1 Words Flash Fluffy Lightning Nest Wonder Hangs EXERCISE 3 1. The speaker in the poem I Wonder is (an adult/a young children). 2. The persona in the poem is looking at the happenings in Nature with (awe/confusion). 3. When the trees take a rest, they are probably (standing still/dying). 4. The speaker in the poem wants to know why the wind is (inaudible/invisible). 5. When one is not sure of things, one (suspects/wonders). 6. One can (feel/sense) the wind but not see it. 7. To blow out is to (appear/disappear). Meaning EXERCISE 2 The young boy is taking a walk in the park. As he walks, he looks _________________________ (1) him. He does not know why the ____________________(2) is green. He can feel the wind but cannot

________________(3) it. He would like to know who teaches the _____________________ (4) to build nests on trees. He also notices that the moon is not always ___________________(5). There are many questions on his mind such as why the ___________________(6) clouds hang so high and why a rainbow looks like it is ___________________(7) in the sky. If he asks his father all these, he thinks that his father will not tell him the ___________________________(8). A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. painted round grass around see birds fluffy answers

a) To fasten something at the top b) Covered with fluff c) Feeling of surprise mixed with admiration or disbelief d) Flash of light in the sky e) Place made by bird for it shelter f) Sudden bright display of light