"Wichita Mourning" Questions

Stained-glass windows-buckled and broken-
Surveyed commotion’s cause

In lines 13-14, which stylistic device is found?

• satire
• symbolism
• hyperbole
• alliteration

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

What figurative device is used in the phrase, worshiped the dime?

• hyperbole
• metonymy
• onomatopoeia
• personification

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which sentence BEST summarizes the final stanza of the poem?

• Reverend Richards is dying and can no longer sustain his church or his followers who sadly cannot worship there any longer.
• Reverend Richards must retire because he is old and feeble, and the Christians who attended the church cry over his departure.
• everend Richards finished crying and got lost trying to find the exit, but the Christians who worshiped with him only had enough change to spare a dime.
• Reverend Richards’ ministry at this church is finished because of changing times, but his leaving doesn’t seem to bother his congregation who was more interested in the money from selling the church.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

 Which is the best summary of this entire poem? 

• A pipe organ is being replaced in a Wichita C)
  church. 
• Sally Richards and her father, the minister, are moving  away. 
• Several painters are moving into an old church in Wichita to repaint it and remove the organ.
• A church in Wichita is being taken over for another purpose, and the minister and his daughter are sad.

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

The BEST definition for tarnished is...

• discarded
• full of color
• easily cracked
• dulled brightness

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

Which lines BEST reflect the a theme of the poem?

• Lines 1 and 2
• Lines 9 and 10
• Lines 13 and 14
• Lines 19 and 20

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

The poet uses words and images to create a tone that is 

• angry
• fearful
• hostile
• sympathetic

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.3.5