"In The Wild" Poem

The narrator's statements in lines 1 ans 2 convey a sense of

• Fear

• Disbelief

• Objectivity

• Irony

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

The figurative language in lines 19-20 serves to

• illustrate an example

• foreshadow an event

• signal a transition

• predict a resolution

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The reference to the T-short in lines 14-19 contribute to the central idea by suggesting

• errors are common

• relationships are complex

• stability is important

• desires are futile

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The language in lines 29-35 reveals the narrator's belief that siblings are

• mutually dependent

• generally friendly

• naturally oppositional

• largely unconventional

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Who is the speaker in the poem talking about?

• friend

• lawn mower

• brother

• father

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How does the speaker feel about his bother?

• Loves him

• doesn't like him

• tolerates him

• adores him

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

The lawn mower is an example of which type of figurative language?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3