Review - "Sugar Cane" poem / "Cane Cutting Scene" painting

What is the meaning of the word ague (line 18)?

• unconcerned or not caring

• disease that causes skin to turn yellow

• a sickness with fever and shivering

• bad weather conditions

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which detail from the poem helps clarify the meaning of ague (line 18)?

• "he suffer/from bellywork/burning fever" (lines 20-22)

• "when it rain" (line 19)

• "his colour/is the aura/of jaundice" (lines 13-15)

• "it is us/who groom and/weed him" (lines 32-34)

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of the word jaundice (line 15)?

• disease that causes skin to turn yellow

• disease that causes skin to become rough

• a special quality about someone or something

• sickness with fever and shivering

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which detail from the poem helps clarify the meaning of jaundice (line 15)?

• "his skin thick" (line 9)

• "His colour" (line 13)

• "he shiver/like ague/when it rain" (lines 17-19)

• "he suffer/from bellywork/burning fever" (lines 20-22)

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which of the following describes the poet's tone (attitude) towards slavery?

• The poet believes that farmers act too violently when harvesting sugarcane.

• The poet believes that bad weather makes the work of slaves more difficult.

• The poet believes that slaves are allowed to thrive while working in the sugarcane fields.

• The poet believes that slaves working on a sugarcane plantation are in a hopeless situation.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which detail from the poem best reveals the poet's tone (attitude) towards slavery?

• “who stick him/in the earth/in the first place” (lines 35-37)

• "we feel the/need to strangle/the life/out of him/But either way he can’t survive" (lines 43-47)

• "he suffer/from bellywork/burning fever" (lines 20-22)

• “There is something/about sugarcane/He isn’t/what he seem—” (lines 1-4)

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the theme (message) of the poem?

• All things grow and change over time.

• Sugarcane is oppressed by bad weather just like slaves were oppressed by their owners.

• Sometimes the hardships in a person’s life are so great that they can’t be overcome.

• With hard work, the hardships that a person faces can be overcome.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the definition of personification?

• comparing two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as"

• giving human qualities to non-human things

• comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• an extreme exaggeration

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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How does the poet use personification to develop the theme of the poem?

• The poet uses personification to portray the struggles slaves face and overcome.

• The poet uses personification to portray how slaves face oppression they can't overcome.

• The poet uses personification to portray the anger of slaves towards their owners.

• The poet uses personification to portray how slaves remain hopeful as they grow tall and strong.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which TWO the following describe the symbolism of the poem?

• The sugarcane plant represents slaves who are oppressed.

• The sugarcane plant represents cruel slave owners who control slaves' lives.

• The "workers" represent slaves who are oppressed.

• The "workers" represent cruel slave owners who control slaves' lives.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2