Literature and Art 195 



Bear the winter off with you, O wild geese dear ! 

 Carry all the cold away, far away from here ; 

 Chase the snow into the north, O strong of heart 



and wing, 

 While we share the robin's rapture, crying, " Spring! 



It is spring ! " 



Celia Thaxter. 



Tell all you can about the spring day described in the first 

 two stanzas of this poem. When do such days come ? 



What is there in such a day to cause a feeling of happiness ? 



When do such days come ? 



Quote the words which " the frogs pipe in chorus." 



Words used in such a manner are called exclamations, 

 and are each followed by a mark (!) called the exclamation 

 point. 



Find the other exclamations used in this poem. 



What is the cry of the wild geese said to be like ? 



Tell why the geese were asked to carry the winter off with 

 them. To what place were they asked to carry it, and why ? 



Gtve a reason for calling these birds " strong of heart and 

 wing." 



Learn this poem. 



