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4 A Winter Night

Read the poem written by Sara Teasdale

My window-pane is starred with frost,

The world is bitter cold to-night,
The moon is cruel, and the wind

Is like a two-edged sword to smite.

God pity all the homeless ones,

The beggars pacing to and fro.

God pity all the poor to-night

Who walk the lamp-lit streets of snow.

My room is like a bit of June,

Warm and close-curtained fold on fold,

But somewhere, like a homeless child,

My heart is crying in the cold.

Select the correct answer for each question.

1. Who is the poet of the poem?

a. RL Stevenson b. Sara Teasdale c. Ruskin Bond d. Lewis Carrol

2. What are the weather conditions outside the house of the poet?

a. It’s cold and bitter. b. It’s hot and sunny.

c. It’s rainy and humid. d. It’s pleasant and breezy.

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