Read the Prereading information on page 665. What do you think the poem will be about? Share your ideas with the class.
As your teacher reads the poem, close your eyes, and make a mind movie. What do you think of as each line is read? For instance, when your teacher reads, “When evening had flowed between houses,” picture what evening looks like. What would it sound like? How would it smell? Who would be there?
If you are having difficulty making a mind movie with your eyes closed, keep your eyes open, drawing pictures of what is occurring in the poem. After your teacher finishes reading the poem, reread the poem several times to help yourself draw the images in the poem.
Summarize what the evening was like for the speaker and the little girl. Include sensory details for as many of the five senses as you can find.