Woman With Kite

What effect does the poet create by breaking after line 11?

• A. Signifies an important change in the woman
• B. Shows the children's cries
• C. Emphasizes the ascent of the kite
• D. Describes the woman's life

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The stanzas in the poem have an irregular pattern to show

• F. how the images convey the struggles in the woman's life
• G. how the woman handles the kite's spool
• H. how the portrayal of a mother suggests special understanding
• J. how the free form of the poem mirrors the freedom found in the woman

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The primary purpose of lines 20-23 is to

• A. stress the reader the sympathy for the mother
• B. show an emphasis on how the woman's reactions are elemental and uncontainable
• C. create a deeper meaning on traditional behavior
• D. suggests how the woman transcends the pressures by ignoring them

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In the first five lines the author uses imagery to describe

• F. the dutiful and quiet life the woman lives
• G. the woman's requirements
• H. the barriers and difficulties in the woman's life

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Lines 28-31 build up on the theme of

• A. memory
• B. escape
• C. childhood
• D. pressure

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In the poem, the scarf is a symbol of

• F. freedom
• G. slavery
• H. youth
• J. religion

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9