About this worksheet
The Storm Comes Calling follows a storm from the wind knocking at the door to clouds rolling in like heavy ships, thunder grumbling like a bear, and the storm tiptoeing off to leave a rainbow. Four stanzas of four lines, with a steady rhyme that makes it good for reading aloud twice, as the directions ask.
The questions cover the poetry vocabulary fourth graders are expected to use: stanzas and lines, a rhyming pair, copying out a simile, and explaining why the poet makes the wind act like a person. The last question asks how the mood changes in the final stanza, using words from the poem, which is where the strongest readers will shine.
What students will practice
- Name the parts of a poem, such as stanzas and lines
- Find similes and personification in a poem
- Describe how the mood of a poem changes
Details
- Grade level
- Grade 4
- Subject
- Reading · Comprehension
- Standard
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.5
- Pages
- 1
- Format
- PDF · US Letter and A4 included
- License
- Free for classroom use · Attribution appreciated
- Last updated
- October 23, 2026
