1. who wrote the poem?

2. How many stanzas are there in the poem?

3. What is the poem mainly about?
4. In stanza 1, what does the persona compare himself with?
5. In stanza 3, what are the parts mentioned here related to?
6. From stanza 3, explain the line the tyre on which the tread is
worn. Do you think such a tyre can still be used for its original
purpose? Why or why not? (HOTs)
7. From stanza 4, how can a garden become overgrown with
weeds?
8. From stanza 4, what is a stray?
9. In your own words, explain the last line of the poem. (HOTs)