Literature and Art 21 



From dewy lanes at morning 

 The grapes' sweet odors rise; 



At noon the roads all flutter 

 With yellow butterflies. 



^ Wit 



V 



By all these lovely tokens 

 September days are here, 



With summer's best of weather, 

 And autumn's best of cheer. 



Helen Hunt Jackson. 



What flowers are mentioned in the poem ? If you have 

 seen any of these flowers growing, tell when and where. 



Name the places that you think of when you read the first 

 stanza of the poem called " September." 



Describe the milkweed pod, and tell what it contains. 



What is the " hidden silk " of the milkweed ? 



What are " sedges," and what is " their harvest " ? 



How do " asters by the brook-side make asters in the 

 brook"? 



Tell what fruit grew in or near the lane described in the 

 fourth stanza. When do fruits have sweet odors ? 



Tell when butterflies are seen, and where. 



Name all the " lovely tokens " that tell of September days. 

 If you like this description of autumn, you may tell why. 



Learn the poem. 



Make a picture to illustrate the first stanza. 



