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Grade: 2
Living Poem by Mary Frances Butts
A million little diamonds / Twinkled on the trees,
And all the little maidens said; / "A jewel, if you please!"
But while they held their hands outstretched / To catch the diamonds gay,
A million little sunbeams came / And snatched them all away.
And all the little maidens said; / "A jewel, if you please!"
But while they held their hands outstretched / To catch the diamonds gay,
A million little sunbeams came / And snatched them all away.
A
Careful Copywork (Stanza 1 with Quotation Marks)
Transcribe Stanza 1. Notice the semicolon and quotation marks:
1.
A million little diamonds twinkled on the trees,
2.
And all the little maidens said; "A jewel, if you please!"
B
Careful Copywork (Stanza 2)
Transcribe Stanza 2 with exact capitalization and end period:
3.
But while they held their hands outstretched to catch the diamonds gay,
4.
A million little sunbeams came and snatched them all away.
C
Poetic Understanding
1.
What were the "million little diamonds" that twinkled on the trees?
2.
Why did the "sunbeams" snatch the diamonds away?