"A Blessing" by James Wright Multiple Choice EOC review

Which definition best matches the use of the word "contain" in line 9?

• 1. to hold or be capable of holding within a fixed limit or area

• 2. to consist of; comprise

• 3. to keep (one’s feelings, behavior, etc.) within bounds; restrain

• 4. to prevent (enemy forces) from operating beyond a certain level or area

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which line from the poem provides context that supports the meaning of the word grazing in line 8? A Line 4 B Line 9 C Line 14 D Line 17

• Line 4

• Line 9

• Line 14

• Line 17

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of these lines contains poetic language that conveys a sense of gentleness?

• And the eyes of those two Indian ponies Darken with kindness.

• At home once more, They begin munching the young tufts of spring in the darkness.

• We step over the barbed wire into the pasture Where they have been grazing all day, alone.

• She is black and white, Her mane falls wild on her forehead,

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of these best describes the structure of the poem?

• regular pattern of rhyming couplets

• Triplets of three successive rhyming lines

• Unrhymed lines all in the same meter

• Free verse with no rhyme or meter

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Read line 12 from the poem:

There is no loneliness like theirs

What tones are conveyed by this line?

• Mournful and intimate

• Bitter and disgusted

• Scornful and cynical

• Resigned and baffled

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Lines 13 and 14 suggest that the ponies---

• have traveled far

• are in a comfortable and familiar place

• have not had a chance to eat for a while

• are excited to see their visitors

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

In line 7, the act of stepping over barbed wire represents the speaker’s —

• increasing self-awareness

• imagined hardships

• desire to embrace nature

• ability to forgive mankind

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The simile in line 11 —

• suggests that the ponies have been in the rain

• describes how the speaker and his friend interact with the ponies

• presents the ponies as timid and graceful

• reflects the ponies’ fearful behavior

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4