"the lesson of the moth" & "Identity"

Which description helps you clarify when the conversation in “the lesson of the moth” takes place?

• “i was talking to a moth / the other evening”

• “it is better to be happy / for a moment”

• “for one instant and then to cease to”

• “now be a small unsightly cinder”

The words in the free verse poem “the lesson of the moth” that sound most like plain, everyday speech are ---

• “you fellows”

• “patent cigar lighter”

• “immolated himself”

• “the conventional thing”

Lines 6–7 in “the lesson of the moth” help you understand that the speaker ---

• hopes to become close friends with the moths

• wishes to learn how the moths do a stunt

• finds the moths’ actions crazy

• wants to help the moths fly

In “the lesson of the moth,” what does the moth claim is exciting and beautiful?

• other moths

• nighttime

• routine

• fire

According to the speaker in “Identity,” what clings to cliffs?

• a weed

• human hands

• potted flowers

• fragrant lilacs

The description from “Identity” that best demonstrates the strength of the weed is ---

• “wind-wavering above high, jagged rocks”

• “To have broken through the surface of stone”

• “To be swayed by the breezes of an ancient sea”

• “I’d rather smell of musty, green stench”

In “Identity,” what problem does the speaker say occurs if you are a fragrant flower?

• Other flowers become jealous.

• Valleys become crowded.

• Stench starts to occur.

• Humans pick you.

In “Identity,” the commas in lines 19–22 help you pause and think about the difference between ---

• the smells of weeds and lilacs.

• a lilac and the speaker.

• the speaker and plants.

• a weed and its smell.

The speaker’s main desire in “Identity” is to be ---

• tall and undesirable.

• carried around by the wind.

• strong and on his or her own.

• hidden from the view of others.

The moths in “the lesson of the moth” and the speaker in “Identity” are alike because both ---

• crave excitement.

• want to be invisible.

• hope for the ability to fly.

• want to destroy themselves.