The Poem By Amy Lowell

It is only a little twig

With a green bud at the end;

But if you plant it,

And water it,

And set it where the sun will be above it,

It will grow into a tall bush

With many flowers,

And leaves which thrust hither and thither Sparkling.

From its roots will come freshness,

And beneath it the grass-blades

Will bend and recover themselves,

And clash one upon another

In the blowing wind.

But if you take my twig

And throw it into a closet

With mousetraps and blunted tools,

It will shrivel and waste.

And, some day,

When you open the door,

You will think it an old twisted nail,

And sweep it into the dust bin

With other rubbish.

1.
What does the poet expect to be done with the twig?
2.
What would be the outcome of planting the twig?
3.
Do you think the poet is concerned with a twig, or is there a deeper meaning in the first four lines?
4.
What will happen to the twig if it is thrown in a closet?
5.
Fill in the blank with the words provided
abundance plenty wither away allowed
nurtured sunshine planted

The poem talks about a twig. It must be _______________, _____________ and ____________ to grow. If we let it enjoy the _____________ it will grow to be a tall bush with ____________ of flowers and ____________ of leaves. Instead, if it is shut in the closet it will ______________.
6.
Make sentence with the following words from the poem.
1. thrust
2. sparkling
3. shrivel
4. twisted
5. recover

1 more answer(s) available.

The Poem

abundance	plenty	wither away	allowed
nurtured	sunshine	planted