3 poems / William Butler Yeats

Test Practice

Identify Main Ideas

With your partner, discuss how to answer these questions about the selection.

1. Which of the following is a theme in the poem?
a. feelings of isolation
b. desire to get away from it all
c. joy at the dawn of a new day
d. running away from problems


How does information you gather as you read help you eliminate incorrect answers?

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