Structure and Rhyme
Text: To the River
Which is the rhyme scheme of stanza 1?
a. ABAABA
b. ABCABC
c. ABACCB
d. AABBCC
c. ABACCB
Text: To the River
What is the meaning of the simile in stanza 2?
a. The man is so spellbound by his beloved's beauty the he becomes just like the brook.
b. The man is so distracted by his beloved's beauty that he longs to jump into the brook.
c. The man is so confused by his beloved's beauty that he takes shelter by the brook.
d. The man is so scared by his beloved's beauty that he feels like sinking in the brook.
a. The man is so spellbound by his beloved's beauty the he becomes just like the brook.
Text: The Star
What does the word turbidly mean?a. rapidly
b. slowly
c. thickly
d. longingly
c. thickly
Text: The Star
What is the main character's perspective of the pool?
a. The star views the pool fondly.
b. The star is jealous of the pool.
c. The star is shy because of the pool.
d. The star thinks the pool is funny.
a. The star views the pool fondly.
Text: The Star
What is the rhyme scheme in lines 1-8?
a. ABABCDCD
b. AABBCCDD
c. ABBACDDC
d. ABCDABCD
AABBCCDD
Text: To E.T
What does the simile in stanza 1 describe?
a. the opened book of poems on the speaker's chest
b. a bird's wings wrapped around the speaker
c. the speaker falling into a dream sleep
d. a dove sitting on a tomb
a. the opened book of poems on the speaker's chest
Text: The Road Not Taken
What does the word trodden mean as it is used stanza 3?
a. stomped
b. painted
c. fallen
d. rotted
a. stomped
The poet uses imagery to describe which two things being put to sleep in lines 13-16?
a. a baby and the evening
b. a papa and the sea
c. the boats and the winds
d. the bay and the west
c. the boats and the winds
Text: A Fisherman's Baby
How does the poet use personification in stanza 2?
a. The ebbing tide is put to sleep by the stretched-out show seashore.
b. The ebbing tide is put to sleep by the mid ocean's command.
c. The shoreline is put to sleep by the shells and pebbles tossing about.
d. The shoreline is put to sleep by waves as the tide gently moves out.
d. The shoreline is put to sleep by waves as the tide gently moves out.
Text: The Star
How does the poet use figurative language in lines 6-10?
a. The poet uses a simile to compare the star's love to an eternal light.
b. The poet uses a metaphor to compare the wooded pool's love to the moving sea.
c. The poet uses hyperbole to express the star's vain love of the reflecting pool.
d. The poet uses alliteration to show the pool's hopeless love of the beautiful star.
c. The poet uses hyperbole to express the star's vain love of the reflecting pool.
Text: To E.T
What does the word foe mean as it is used in line 18?
a. hero
b. enemy
c. friend
d. army
b. enemy
Text: A Fisherman's baby
Part A: Where does the poem take place?
a. a city
b. a farm
c. a lighthouse
d. at sea
Part B
Why is the setting important to the poem?
a. it sets the mood and tone for the story
b. it causes a conflict by keeping the fisherman away from his home
c. it puts the baby to sleep
d. it is used to show the passing of time as the fisherman makes his way home
d. at sea
d. it is used to show the passing of time as the fisherman makes his way home
How is imagery used in stanza 1 to establish the setting and mood?
a. The imagery establishes a dark and confusing tone in a winter setting.
b. The imagery establishes a hushed and thoughtful tone in ana autumn setting.
c. The imagery establishes a difficult and exhausted tone in a summer setting.
d. The imagery establishes a fresh and hopeful tone in a spring setting.
b. The imagery establishes a hushed and thoughtful tone in ana autumn setting.
Text: The Road Taken
What is the extended metaphor in stanza 4 of "The Road Not Taken?"
a. In the end it didn't matter which path is taken in life.
b. Exploring every possible path to take in life is very important.
c. Taking a less popular path in life can have a positive impact.
d. Taking the more popular path in life is always the best idea.
c. Taking a less popular path in life can have a positive impact.
Text: To the River
What does the word resembles mean as it is used in the textt?
a. watches
b. plays in
c. opposite of
d. similar to
d. similar to
Text: To E.T
Which line best helps you understand the narrator's perspective in stanza 3?
a. The war seemed over more for you than me
b. you went to meet the shell's embrace of fire
c. The victory for what it lost gained
d. On Vimy Ridge; and when you fell that day
Bonus: What do you think the narrator is feeling in stanza 3?
a. The war seemed over more for you than me
Text: Autumn Rain
How many stanzas are there in the text?
9
Text: To E.T
How does the figurative language in stanza 4 affect the tone?
a. The metaphor comparing the speaker to his friend shows the speaker's grief.
b. The hyperbole of "when you fell that day" shows the speaker's grief.
c. The personification of the "shell's embrace of fire" shows the horror of war.
d. The simile comparing Vimy Ridge to a graveyard shows the horror of war.
c. The personification of the "shell's embrace of fire" shows the horror of war.
Text: The Star
What does the word tremulous mean as it is used in the text?
a. solid
b. beautiful
c. shaky
d. everlasting
c. shaky
Text: To the River
Why is the narrator being compared to the stream?
a. He holds the image of the one he loves close, like a stream reflects what is above it
b. He moves smoothly through life, like the water in a stream
c. He whispers gently towards the one he loves, like the burbling of a stream
d. He is cool and collected, like the waters within the stream
a. He holds the image of the one he loves close, like a stream reflects what is above it