1. Why is the poet fascinated by the butterfly? 2.What is the poet unsure about as he watches the motionless butterfly?
3.What will happen when the wind blows among the trees?
4. What does the poet miss about his childhood days?
5.Why has the poet addressed a poem to a butterfly?
6.What mood is the poem written in?
7 .What is the message of the poem?
A He remembers those "sweet childish days" when he and his sister Emmeline would chase butterflies around the little plot of orchard-ground and do what he wanted.
B It calls for the happy memories of childhood days that fill the heart with happiness.
C The butterfly has been so still that he can't tell whether it is feeding or simply asleep. It has been so dead-like still that he wonders if it is still alive.
D There are many exclamation marks ! in the poem. The author is excited. He has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
E The butterfly will feel such "joy" that it will dance into motion again.
F He seems, at first, to be particularly intrigued by the mysteries of the butterfly, repeating the word "motionless!" in an exclamation, curious as to whether the still creature sleeps or feeds. The sight of a butterfly reminds him of his joyful youth.
G The butterfly seems to exist as both a literal creature the speaker is observing and as a metaphor for an idyllic childhood.

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