Your World by Georgia Douglas Johnson

What does the speaker mean by, "Your world is as big as you make it"?

• some things can't be changed

• the world is full of wonders

• travel can expand your horizons

• it's up to you to set your own goals

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What feeling is expressed by the line, "My wings pressing close to my side."?

• anger

• confidence

• fear

• hope

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

To what does the speaker compare herself?

• a bird

• a plane

• a boat

• a pilot

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

• a-b-a-b

• a-b-c-b

• a-b-b-a

• a-b-c-d

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

The speaker urges the readers to

• fly

• abide

• take risks

• travel

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What figure of speech is used throughout the poem?

• personification

• extended metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which line best expresses the reason for the change in the speaker's attitude?

• "In the narrowest nest in a corner"

• "But I sighted the distant horizon"

• And cradled my wings on the breeze"

• "With rapture, with power, with ease!"

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The speaker in the poem is mainly addressing

• people who enjoy travel and adventure

• people who love nature

• people who have experienced a great loss

• people who feel limited by their circumstances

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The speaker's feelings in the last line are expressed through

• repetition

• rhyme

• alliteration

• symbolism

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

"Your World" is an example of a

• sonnet

• ode

• lyric poem

• soliloquy

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10