Daffodils
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The Little Match Girl
The Blue Bead
The Merchant of Venice
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What does the poet compare himself to?
A cloud
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Describe the free bird.
happy, carefree
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Why is the little match girl out in the snowy cold on New Year's Eve?
She's trying to sell matches to make money.
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Who is the protagonist? How old is she?
Sibia, 12
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When the play opens, with whom does Antonio discuss his troubles? What reasons do they give for his sadness.
Salerio and Solanio; his ships, love, absence of happiness.
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Where did the poet see the daffodils?
Beside the lake, beneath the trees
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How is the poem an extended metaphor?
Comparison of free bird to the white Americans and caged bird to the African Americans
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Why does the little match girl huddle in a corner for warmth instead of returning home? Give two reasons.
1. Her father will hit her for not making any money. 2. It is equally cold at home.
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Which are the weakest areas on the crocodile's body?
Eye, under the arm
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1. What is the missing word from Antonio’s famous lines? "I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano - A ______, where every man must play a part, And mine a sad one." 2. What is Gratiano's response to this?
1. stage 2. Gratiano says that if Antonio is sad, then he would like to play the part of a fool, to cheer him up.
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1. How many daffodils did the poet see? 2. How does he describe their movement?
1. ten thousand 2. dance
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What are some of the themes of this poem?
Freedom and slavery, hope, optimism, despair...
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Describe the image the little girl sees when she strikes the first of her matches. Why does she see this vision?
Iron stove with polished brass feet and brass knobs. Very cold - wants warmth
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What are some of the themes of the story? Explain two.

Poverty, survival, little luxuries, heroism

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1. Who “speaks an infinite deal of nothing”? 2. What does he say that leads Bassanio to this conclusion?
1. Gratiano 2. He tells Antonio that he is deliberately pretending to be sad and serious so that people think he is wise. He also says that he is not fooled, because such people are proved to be fools the minute they open their mouths.
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1. What are the daffodils compared to? 2. How was the poet's mood before he saw the daffodils? 3. "Continuous as the stars that shine ,and twinkle on the milky way". What is the poetic device used in this line? Explain it.
1. stars 2. pensive 3. simile - daffodils compared to the stars - showing how many there are OR hyperbole - daffodils compared to the stars, but exaggerating the number of daffodils
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Why does the caged bird sing? Give two reasons.
To be heard by other caged birds - motivation To be heard by free birds - protest
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How did she lose her shoes?
Lost one while crossing the street, a boy stole another
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Describe how Sibia rescued the Gujar woman.
raced to the river, struck her hayfork in the crocodile's eye, pulled the woman out of the water, took her back to her encampment.
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1. Which of the suitors that have arrived in Belmont does Portia say she could tolerate marrying? 2. Describe how Portia feels about her fate as it relates to a getting a husband.
1. None of them 2. she feels frustrated because no one is willing to take the test and she does not like any of her suitors anyway.
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1. What does jocund mean? 2. “What wealth the show to me had brought.” By ‘wealth’ the poet means_______? 3. "A host of golden daffodils." A ‘host ’ means _________? 4. Why does he think the daffodils are better than the waves?

1. merry 2. happiness 3. a large number 4. They outdid the sparkling waves in glee.

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Describe the tone shifts that occur in this poem.
happy to sad; optimistic to pessimistic; free to imprisoned
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Explain the irony in the story.
No one cared about her when she was alive, but very concerned after she died. However, she was unhappy while alive, but happy when she died.
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Why does Sibia not consider killing the crocodile an important event?
Heroism is an everyday occurrence. More concerned about the blue bead.
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1. Why does Shylock say that he wants to lend the money to Antonio and Bassanio? 2. What are the primary reasons Shylock says he hates Antonio?
1. He wants to be their friend. 2. He is a Christian, he dislikes his business practices, Shylock has insulted him.
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