To My Mistress Sitting by a River’s Side
Thomas Carew
1595 to 1640
How to Play Cloze Games
A cloze game is a reading comprehension activity where certain words are removed from a text and you need to fill in the blanks with the correct words. This helps improve vocabulary, reading comprehension, and understanding of context.
Type In Mode
In this mode, you can:
- Type your answers directly into the blank spaces
- Get instant feedback as you type - correct answers show green, incorrect show red
- Use the keyboard for faster input and navigation
- Submit answers to check your overall progress
Drag & Drop Mode
Switch to Drag & Drop mode to:
- Drag words from the word bank and drop them into blank spaces
- Click on words in the bank to automatically fill blanks
- Click on blanks to select or clear them
Game Features
- Word Skip Selector: Choose how frequently words are removed (every 4th, 5th, 6th word, etc.)
- Progress Bar: Shows your completion percentage
- Color Feedback: Green for correct answers, red for incorrect ones
- Audio Player: Listen to the musical arrangement while you play
- Show Missing Words: View all the correct answers if you need help
- Reset Game: Start over with the same poem
- New Game: Get a different random poem
- Print Poem: Print the poem with blanks for offline practice
Winning
When you fill all the blanks correctly, you'll see a congratulations message and confetti animation! The progress bar will show 100% completion.
Tips
- Read the entire poem first to understand the context
- Look for grammatical clues (verb tense, articles, etc.)
- Use the audio player to hear the rhythm and flow
- Start with easier word skip settings (like every 8th word) and work your way up
- Don't be afraid to use "Show Missing Words" if you get stuck!
- Try both Type In and Drag & Drop modes to see which you prefer
Missing Words
MARK, how yond eddy steals away
From the rude into the bay;
There, lock'd up safe, she doth
Her waters from the channel's course,
And scorns the that did bring
Her headlong from her native spring.
doth she with her new love play,
Whilst he murmuring away.
Mark how she courts the banks, whilst
As amorously their arms display,
T' embrace, and clip silver waves:
See how she strokes their sides, and
An entrance there, which they deny;
Whereat she frowns, threat'ning to fly
Home to her stream, and 'gins to
Backward, but from the channel's brim
Smiling returns into creek,
With thousand dimples on her cheek.
Be this eddy, and I'll make
My breast thy shore, thou shalt take
Secure repose, and never dream
Of quite forsaken stream;
Let him to the wide ocean haste,
There lose his colour, name, and taste:
Thou shalt all, and, safe from him,
Within these arms forever swim.
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