The Poem "Observer" is about a person who likes to observe. Read the poem and then answer the questions that follow.

Observer

By Naomi Shihab Nye

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I watch how others things travel
to get an idea how I might move.
A cloud sweeps by silently,
gathering other clouds.
A doodlebug curls in his effort to get there.
A horse snorts before stepping forward.
A caterpillar inches across the kitchen floor.
When I carry him outside on a leaf,
I imagine someone doing that to me.
Would I scream?

In the heart of the day
nothing moves.
No one is going anywhere
or coming back.
The blue glass on the table
lets light pass through.
Something shines
but nothing moves.
I watch that too.

Text copyright (c)2000 By Naomi Shihab Nye. Greenwillow Books Used by permission of Harper Collins Publishers.

This poem is being told by

A. a horse.
B. a caterpillar.
C. the "I" of the poem.
D. the speaker's mother.

Key: C

R-4-5.4 (identifying speaker)

Item Type: MC - related to passage

Alignment to GLE R-4-5.4: Analyze and interpret elements of literary texts, citing evidence where appropriate by…Identifying who is telling the story

Depth of Knowledge: Level 2 - Recognize appropriate generalizations about text