Grade 8 Poetry

In "Who Knows If The Moon's," what can you infer about the narrator?

• He is in love and wants to go away
• He hates the society that he is a part of
• He wishes it were Spring time. Winter stinks.
• He wants to sail away and live in solitude. 

In "Who Knows If The Moon's," the author uses the words keen city to...

• Explain the what season it is
• Show how much the narrator hates the city he lives in
• Describe the city in which he desires to go
• Show how high the city is up in the sky

Which of the following words from  "Who Knows If The Moon's," BEST represent which type of figurative language / poetic device?
who knows if the moon's
a balloon, coming out of a keen city

• metaphor
• allusion
• onomatopoeia
• simile

In "Who Knows If The Moon's," Which line best demonstrates the use of sensory language / imagery?

• a balloon, coming out of a keen city
• should it take me and take you into their balloon
• than houses and steeples and clouds:
• city which nobody's every visited, where 

Which selection best represents the tone in the introduction of "Who Knows If The Moon's," compared to the tone at the conclusion of the poem?

• Love -to- Obsession
• Jealousy -to- Love
• Longing/Desire -to- Euphoria
• Wishful -to- Sad

In "Who Knows If The Moon's," What does the speaker mean when he says "go sailing" away

• literally leave on a boat
• leave this world
• travel
• play and have fun

 In "Who Knows If The Moon's," what is the best explanation for the poem's structure?

• Rhyme scheme present
• stanzas all variously different
• Consistent syllable patterns present, rhyme scheme present in some stanzas and not others. 4th stanza noticeably different.
• little capitalization and punctuation, no rhyme scheme; consistent stanza structure except for stanza 4

 In "Who Knows If The Moon's," what is the BEST assumption for the line breaks and white space in the first stanza?

• He is descending and returning from visiting the moon
• The narrator wanted to be different and break tradition for the fourth stanza
• The reader pauses to read each line, ascending into the sky, slowing down as a balloon travels
• What white space?

In "Who Know If The Moon's" how does the moon make the speaker feel?

• thoughtful
• lonely
• happy
• upset

Which idea is conveyed in both poems?

• Nature can be playful
• Nature can be harsh
• Nature can be annoying
• Nature can be mysterious