Analyze the provided poem, focusing on plot, setting, rhyme, sound devices, and the cause of the character's ascent.

After you read

1. The poem is about a person who catches a large, orange balloon. The balloon then pulls the person up into the sky for an unexpected and magical flight over the earth, trees, rivers, and rooftops, before eventually returning home.

2. The person in the poem is initially on the ground, but then they are flying high in the sky, holding onto the balloon. They are above the earth, between birds, over trees, and looking down at rivers, fields, roads, houses, and swings.

3. • trees: breeze

   • flight: night
   • do: too

4. a) The repeated sound is the 'b' sound, as in Brilliant, bold, bright, and blown by the breath of the breeze. b) The 'b' sound in this context is generally considered a soft sound.

5. The person went up with the balloon because it had a very strong pull.