Poem Quiz #2 won't you celebrate with me

What can the reader infer from lines 10-11?

• The speaker’s hands are cold

• The speaker is timid

• The speaker is alone in the world

• The speaker is patiently waiting

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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

The tone conveyed in the poem could be best described as-

• Proud

• Apologetic

• Humble

• Arrogant

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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

Based on lines 4-6, the reader can infer-

• The speaker is a man raised by women with no father figure to look up to.

• The speaker is a white woman finding her true self in a patriarchal society.

• The speaker is an African-American woman creating a life with no one like herself to model after.

• The speaker is a Hispanic male born in America where he is misunderstood.

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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 the purpose of the rhetorical question in line 6?

• To criticize society for allowing injustice

• To summarize the speaker’s surroundings

• To persuade the reader to feel angry at the government

• To underscore the speaker’s isolation from her people.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The shift from lines 1-6 to 7-14 represent-

• A shift in attitude from confusion to denial

• A shift in speaker from woman to man

• A shift in structure from rhyming to non-rhyming

• A shift in tone from rhetorical to confident

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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

Which of the following is the best theme for won’t you come celebrate with me?

• Be grateful for what you have

• Be proud of your accomplishments despite the obstacles

• Don’t listen to those who wish to bring you down

• Life will not wait for everyone, so you must take action now

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2