ELA Regents Multiple Choice Poetry Practice

The prevailing tone of the poem is

• demanding

• angry

• celebratory

• proud

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is most likely NOT a purpose of the repetition of the phrase “Give us a peace” throughout the poem?

• to provide a unified structure

• to emphasize a central idea

• to solicit the people’s loyalty

• to introduce the poet’s requests

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The military references throughout the poem serve to

• recall the heroic cause of war

• stress the destructive nature of war

• rally the people for a new form of war

• warn the people of an impending war

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The poet’s purpose in the poem can best be described as

• a condemnation of war

• an appeal for justice

• an argument for colonial values

• a criticism of education

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The phrase “poor deluded human” (line 6) conveys a sense of

• compassion

• fear

• loneliness

• shyness

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The search suggested in lines 6 and 7 can best be described as

• boring

• simple

• futile

• brief

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The shift in line 10 indicates a transition in tone that can best be described as

• sympathetic to critical

• humorous to angry

• hopeful to cruel

• admiring to fearful

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The narrator’s references to veils (lines 17 and 18) remind the reader of the need for

• caution

• secrecy

• clarity

• investigation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The phrase “onion-juice” (line 21) contributes to the narrator’s purpose by

• demonstrating that self-reflection is satisfying

• ) implying that the search for identity is noble

• observing that experimentation is often dangerous

• suggesting that the quest for truth is harsh

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The narrator’s statements in lines 1 and 2 convey a sense of

• fear

• disbelief

• objectivity

• irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6