Disdain Returned

The author's purpose is most likely to

• entertain readers with rhymes and images of love and passion

• persuade people 2 choose romantic partners who show kindness

• inform readers about how certain relationships change people

• express feelings about being treated harshly by a former love

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

In lines 1-2, the images of a "rosy cheek" and a "coral lip" convey the idea of

• cold or unfeeling attitudes

• empty physical beauty

• strong friendships

• heartfelt attraction

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Based on the second stanza, which statement best describes the speaker's belief about love?

• True love lasts longer when the object of love is pretty & loyal

• lasting connections exists only between smart people

• pretty physical features are often the cause of doomed love

• clear minds & kindness inspire deeper love than do looks

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which pair of words in the poem demonstrates slant rhyme?

• despise, eyes (lines 11 and 12)

• mind, combined (lines 7 & 9)

• return, scorn (lines 14 and 16)

• convey, away (lines 19 and 20)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which image appears in both "Sonnet 73" and "Disdain Returned"?

• The sun setting

• Flames dying away

• A blushed cheek

• Autumn leaves

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

How does the structure of "Disdain Returned" differ from that of sonnets?

• Unlike sonnets, it has a irregular rhyme schemes & uneven lines

• it has 4 quatrains & each ends in a rhyming couplet

• it has stanzas that end in couplets

• Each line is longer & has more number of stressed syllables

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.13