32 pages 1 hour read

Robert Hayden

Those Winter Sundays

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1962

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Reading Comprehension Questions

1. Based on the atmosphere created in this poem, what can you infer about its setting?

A) It’s set in a bright urban apartment.

B) It’s set in a cheery seaside cottage.

C) It’s set in a cold, drafty farmhouse.

D) It’s set in a cozy log cabin.

2. This poem of 14 lines is most structurally similar to:

A) a sonnet 

B) a haiku 

C) a sestina 

D) an acrostic 

3. What term best describes the tone of the poem?

A) regretful

B) vengeful

C) peaceful

D) fearful

4. In the poem’s final line, the word “offices” most closely means:

A) place of business

B) responsibilities

C) employment

D) department