Poem, "The Spinner"
Which statement is a theme of the poem?
A The changing of the seasons increases productivity.
B Finding fulfillment in one’s life makes time pass quickly.
C Working too hard hinders self-expression.
D Individuals are products of their environments.
What is a metaphor?
Comparison NOT using like or as
enlarged
to become bigger
Roses are red
Violets are blue
This class is cool
Unlike you
A B C B
What does the first stanza indicate about the speaker’s point of view?
A She is out of touch with reality.
B She feels powerful and hopeful.
C She feels unworthy of attention.
D She is humble and grateful.
What is a simile?
A comparison USING like or as
agricultural
related to the science and art of farming
Look at me the way you look at the stars,
be amazed at my vastness and the glory of my scars.
Dy dream of my light and the twinkle in my eye;
imagine my wonders and the tears that I cry.
A A B B
What can be inferred about the “winding-sheet” in line 24?
A It is representative of the speaker’s identity.
B It brings up feelings of fear in the speaker.
C It is representative of the speaker’s goals.
D It brings up feelings of sorrow in the speaker.
When you give human characteristics to an animal or nonhuman object.
localizing
gathering, collecting, or concentrating in a particular place
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”
A B A B
7. Which set of lines supports the inference that the speaker appreciates the beauty of springtime?
A “As she sat and spun:
‘The earth and the heavens are mine,’ she said,” (lines 2-3)
B “‘And the crimson life of the new-blown rose
That was born today.’” (lines 7-8)
C “The spinner sang in the hush of noon
And her song was low:” (lines 9-10)
D “‘Lo! where the toil of a lifetime lies
In a winding-sheet!’” (lines 23-24)
Foreshadowing
rural
characteristic of the country; of or pertaing to agriculture
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
A B C B
How does the poet’s use of dialogue contribute to the development of the poem?
A It emphasizes the speaker’s character flaws.
B It creates suspense about the speaker’s future.
C It provides information about the speaker’s fears.
D It aids in the speaker’s description of the passage of time.
Onomatopoeia
words that make the sound they describe
amoeba
single celled organism
I have met them at close of day
Coming with vivid faces
From counter or desk among grey
Eighteenth-century houses.
A B A B