Question

There was a young man from saint Joe

who excelled with his arrow and bow
he'd take aim at the sun
and before he was done
the sun would lose half of its glow

what is the tone of the poem
A) funny
B) excited
C) encouraging
D) calm



what is the best paraphrase of lines 3 and 4
A) he would shoot arrow sunward sunward in slow motion
B) he would throw his arrow towards the sun with haste
C) He would put his arrow in the sun quickly
D) he would point his arrow at the sun for a moment

Answer 1

The tone, I think is calm,
The next on, the paraphrase,
I think it is D, He would point his arrow at the sun for a moment.

Answer 2

D)Calm

This poem is trying to describe and praise the ability of the archer, by telling you different things about his abilities in a calm way.

A)HE would shoot arrows sunward in slowmotion

What the author describes as loosing half of it´s glow is the sunsetting while this happens he could stand the sight of the sun and aim towards him.