Pearson My Perspectives Grade 9 Unit One Review

Which statement best describes the tone of "The Red Wheel Barrow"?

• The farmer is the backbone of American society.

• The author feels reverence and gratitude toward farmers.

• The poem is somber and idyllic.

• A wheelbarrow is in a field and it represents something important.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which statement best describes the mood of "The Red Wheel Barrow"?

• The farmer is the backbone of American society.

• The author feels reverence and gratitude toward farmers.

• The poem is somber and idyllic.

• A wheelbarrow is in a field and it represents something important.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which statement best describes the theme of "The Red Wheel Barrow"?

• The farmer is the backbone of American society.

• The author feels reverence and gratitude toward farmers.

• The poem is somber and idyllic.

• A wheelbarrow is in a field and it represents something important.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The words "glazed" and "rain" in the second stanza "beside" and "white" in the third stanza are examples of...

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The words "depends upon" in the first stanza are an example of...

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

I am trying to persuade you that "The Red Wheel Barrow" is an outstanding poem. Which is an example of an appeal to authority?

• I really like it.

• According to the Harvard School of Literature, this poem is one of the best of the 20th century.

• This poem reminds me of farmers sweating and suffering so that we can have food.

• The poem has 90% of the elements identified to make up a quality poem.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

I am trying to persuade you that "The Red Wheel Barrow" is an outstanding poem. Which is an example of an appeal to logic and reasoning?

• I really like it.

• According to the Harvard School of Literature, this poem is one of the best of the 20th century.

• This poem reminds me of farmers sweating and suffering so that we can have food.

• The poem has 90% of the elements identified to make up a quality poem.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

I am trying to persuade you that "The Red Wheel Barrow" is an outstanding poem. Which is an example of an appeal to emotion?

• I really like it.

• According to the Harvard School of Literature, this poem is one of the best of the 20th century.

• This poem reminds me of farmers sweating and suffering so that we can have food.

• The poem has 90% of the elements identified to make up a quality poem.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The baby went to his mother. Which of these shows an exchange with a more vivid verb?

• change "went" to "toddled"

• change "baby" to "infant"

• add the word "anxious" before the word "mother"

• add the word "anxious" before the word "baby"

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

She was a good mother to her child. Which of these shows a change to more vivid adjectives?

• change the word "was" to "became"

• change the word "good" to "strict but fair"

• change the word "child" to "son"

• add the word "very" before "good"

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5