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Reading Poetry Closely is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on putting a line of poetry into plain words, aligned to Common Core standard RL.4.10. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Reading Poetry Closely

RL.4.10

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Write the letter of the match next to each one.

1.Match each line of poetry to what it means.
  • Snow tucked the garden in beneath a quilt of white.
  • The wind went whistling through the keyhole like a thief.
  • Thunder grumbled, an old man in the hills.
  • Her words were knives that cut me to the bone.
  • A.What she said hurt my feelings badly.
  • B.Snow covered the whole garden.
  • C.Thunder rumbled low and far away.
  • D.The wind crept sharply into the house.
2.Match each line of poetry to what it means.
  • Time crawled like a snail through the math lesson.
  • The sea threw its gray arms against the wall.
  • The city never sleeps; its windows blink all night.
  • Autumn spends its gold on every tree.
  • A.Lights stay on in the city all through the night.
  • B.The lesson seemed to go very slowly.
  • C.Big waves crashed into the sea wall.
  • D.The leaves turn yellow everywhere.

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Answer key — Reading Poetry Closely

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Snow tucked the garden in beneath a quilt of white. — B (Snow covered the whole garden.) 2. The wind went whistling through the keyhole like a thief. — D (The wind crept sharply into the house.) 3. Thunder grumbled, an old man in the hills. — C (Thunder rumbled low and far away.) 4. Her words were knives that cut me to the bone. — A (What she said hurt my feelings badly.)
  2. 2.1. Time crawled like a snail through the math lesson. — B (The lesson seemed to go very slowly.) 2. The sea threw its gray arms against the wall. — C (Big waves crashed into the sea wall.) 3. The city never sleeps; its windows blink all night. — A (Lights stay on in the city all through the night.) 4. Autumn spends its gold on every tree. — D (The leaves turn yellow everywhere.)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.4.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.