Ode to enchanted light

The poet’s purpose in the first stanza of “Ode to enchanted light” is to

• praise or celebrate light.

• mourn the passage of time.

• tell a story of a walk in the woods.

• express a personal emotion.

In “Ode to enchanted light,” an example of metaphor appears in lines

• 1–2.
• 3–5.
• 6–7.
• 13–15.

What image does Pablo Neruda create with the simile in lines 8–9, “drifting down like clean / white sand”?

• the play of light and shadow in the branches
• the brightness of the white light
• the way light falls down from the sky
• the reflection created by light on the leaves

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

The image in lines 10–11 of “Ode to enchanted light” (“A cicada sends / its sawing song”) appeals tothe sense of

• hearing
• smell
• taste
• sight

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does Pablo Neruda mean by saying “The world is / a glass overflowing / with water.” (lines 13–15)?

• The world is made of more water than land.
• The wonder and beauty of nature are endless.
• Few people can understand what the world is made of.
• People should appreciate and protect the world’s resources.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

A comparison of two unlike things using the word "like" or "as" is called a

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• imagery

A comparison of 2 unlike things NOT using the word "like" or "as is called a

• simile
• metaphor
• stanza
• personification

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Describing an object as if it had human qualities is called

• imagery
• personification 
• simile 
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

A traditional poem that expresses  appreciation for something is called a

• poem
• ode
• sonnet
• stanza

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words is called

• alliteration

• rhyme

• rhythm

• imagery