Sunday Morning Early

22. Which words best help the reader understand the meaning of the word russet in line 8?

• blue-black water

• boats, grasses

• gold, sunburnt

• empty blue sky

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

23. Read the following lines from the poem.

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I say, "It's Sunday, and here we are in the church of the outdoors."

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By using this analogy, the poet emphasizes --

• the speaker's authority as a parent

• the importance of spending time with family

• the speaker's emotional vulnerability

• the sacredness of nature

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

24. Read these lines from the poem.

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A clap of thunder beyond those hills. How well sound travels over water.

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The poet uses these lines to emphasize the importance of --

• truth

• listening

• power

• imagination

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

25 Which line best explains why the speaker begins to speak at the end of the poem but then stops?

• A clap of thunder beyond those hills.

• it hits me that my daughter is a young woman,

• the russet and gold of late summer's sunburnt grasses,

• That's the trick in life--learning to leave well enough alone.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

26. What does the poet mean by the lines 'suddenly everything is a metaphor for how/short a time we are granted on earth?

• Nature often serves as a reminder that time does not stand still.

• Time passes differently for different people.

• The future represents uncertainty..

• Ordinary occurrences in nature cannot always be described.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

27 What is the most likely reason the poet ends the first stanza after line 13?

• To emphasize the poem's central message

• To indicate a change in the poem's setting

• To introduce new details about the poem's speaker

• To highlight a shift in point of view

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10