Compare Text and Music: Shuffle Along “I’m Just Wild about Harry

​Compare Text & Music: Shuffle Along-"I'm Just Wild About Harry"

​Instruction

Read the text version and listen to the audio Version of "I'm Just Wild About Harry" before answering the following questions.

Multiple Choice

Text

Read the following excerpt: “He’s sween just like choc’late candy / and just like honey from the bee”

How does this figurative language convey Jessie’s opinion of Harry? (RL.7.4, L.7.5)

• He is wonderful.

• He gives nice gifts.

• He looks nice but acts mean.

• He is irresistible but bad for her.

Multiple Choice

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A

Read the following excerpt and identify the phrase that best helps you understand the meaning of the word ecstasy. (RL.7.4)

The heav’nly blisses of his kisses / Fill me with ecstasy.

• with ecstasy

• his kisses

• heav’nly blisses

• kisses Fill me

Multiple Choice

Part B

What does ecstasy mean in this context? (RL.7.4)

• a feeling of great pleasure or joy

• a feeling of great sadness or pain

• a feeling of humility

• a feeling of anger or bitterness

Multiple Choice

How does having two people sing the song affect the meaning of the words? (RL.7.7)

• It shows their mutual love for each other.

• It shows their different opinions of each other.

• It shows why Jessie must keep a secret from Harry.

• It allows them to tell the story of how Harry and Jessie met.

Multiple Choice

How does the way Jessie sings the last part of the song a second time affect the meaning? (RL.7.7)

• It makes the words even stronger by adding enthusiasm.

• It brings the theme into question by singing more quietly.

• It helps explain how Harry has reacted to Jessie in the past.

• It allows her the chance to express a different view of Harry.