Poetry Practice

Front

Which line from the poem shows the tortoise is changing from being helpless to becoming self-sufficient? Options:

“You know what it is to be born alone,”

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“To take your first solitary bite”

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“Under its slow lid, tiny baby tortoise,”

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“No one ever heard you complain.”

Back

“To take your first solitary bite”

Front

In the first stanza, what is the poet expressing about the baby tortoise with the phrase “lapsed on earth”?

Back

It has barely awakened to its new life outside its shell.

Front

How does the repetition of the word solitary in lines 19–20 affect the tone of the poem?

Back

It creates a tone of loneliness.

Front

How does the line “No one ever heard you complain” support the development of the text? Options: by showing tortoises lack great intelligence, by showing tortoises rarely communicate with other animals, by showing tortoises are born with the instinct to fight for survival, by showing tortoises come into the world with few troubles to overcome.

Back

by showing tortoises are born with the instinct to fight for survival

Front

What impact does “Like some iron door” in line 11 have on the meaning of the poem?

Back

It emphasizes the tortoise’s sense of courage and strength.

Front

Which line from the poem shows how the baby tortoise has changed from being powerless to being confident? Options:

“And remain lapsed on earth,”

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“A tiny, fragile, half-animate bean.”

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“And move on your slow, solitary hunt.”

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“So indomitable.”

Back

“So indomitable.”

Front

How does the description of the turtle in lines 19 and 20 develop the theme of the poem?

Back

by showing the actions of the tortoise determine its survival

Front

How do lines 9–11 contribute to the development of the plot?

Back

by showing the tortoise’s struggle

Front

Impact of “tiny, fragile, half-animate bean” in line 8 of the poem?

Back

It explains that the tortoise is small and barely moving when it is first born.

Front

Which poetry term refers to a group of lines arranged together in a poem?

Back

stanza