Poem: Up Early

"At five in the morning

the streets are dark and the world is quiet.


At five in the morning

the sun is still sleeping,

deep and it's soft bed.


At five in the morning.

the stars that have been out all night

are dancing their last dances.


And I am the only one who sees them,

because I am the only one awake,

at five in the morning."

Question: how does the placement of the words "at five in the morning" most clearly contribute to the meaning of the poem?


Answers: A. The repetition of the words emphasizes the fact that the poem is about a special time of the day.

B. The fact that the words are alone on a line creates a sentence with suspense about what is going to happen.

C. The choice to begin the poem with the words shows that the poem is about a day that is just beginning.

D. The choice to end the poem with the words implies that the speaker falls back to sleep after the poem is finished.