PlS Help Today Is My Birthday Upon the hills of Garlingtown

Beneath the summer sky,

In many pleasant pastures

On sunny slopes and high,

5 Their skins abloom with dusty blue,

Asleep, the berries lie.

And all the lads1 of Garlingtown,

And all the lasses2 too,

Still climb the tranquil hillsides,

10 A merry, barefoot crew;

Still homeward plod with unfilled pails

And mouths of berry blue.

And all the birds of Garlingtown,

When flocking back to nest,

15 Remember well the patches

Where berries are the best;

They pick the ripest ones at dawn

And leave the lads the rest.

Upon the hills of Garlingtown

20 When berry-time was o’er,

I looked into the sunset,

And saw an open door,

And from the hills of Garlingtown

I went, and came no more.

Which statement summarizes a theme of the poem?

Resources should be shared among friends.

Nature provides boundaries for humans and animals.

Simple pleasures can be rewarding.

Home is a feeling rather than a specific location.

What is the effect of the personification in lines 5-6?

It illustrates that spring has begun.

It suggests that the setting is quiet and calm.

It creates a negative shift in tone.

It supports the ideas of life and growth.

What is the meaning of tranquil as it is used in line 9?

dark

empty

peaceful

simple

How does the phrase “A merry, barefoot crew” in line 10 affect the meaning of the poem?

It indicates that the children must have left town in a rush.

It emphasizes the children’s indifference about picking blueberries.

It illustrates the youthful excitement displayed by the children.

It explains how the blueberries ended up all over the children.

How does the poet develop the speaker’s perspective?

by using descriptive language to convey the speaker’s nostalgia for Garlingtown

by using dialogue to reveal the speaker’s desire to climb to the blueberry patches

by detailing the speaker’s actions to show a lack of passion for blueberry season

by revealing the speaker’s thoughts on the people and animals of Garlingtown

What can be inferred from lines 11-12?

The children will be in trouble for dirtying their clothes once arriving home.

The children ate the blueberries that they planned on bringing home.

The children decided to have a food fight when they got to the patches.

The children had to save their picked blueberries from the hungry birds.

How does the repetition in the first line of every stanza contribute to the meaning of the poem?

It emphasizes the speaker’s appreciation for springtime in Garlingtown.

It emphasizes the speaker’s many memories of Garlingtown.

It emphasizes the significance of blueberry season in Garlingtown.

It emphasizes the fact that the landscape can be harsh in Garlingtown.