The Pasture / A Time to Talk

Read the passage from “The Pasture” by Robert Frost.

I'm going out to clean the pasture spring;

I'll only stop to rake the leaves away

(And wait to watch the water clear, I may);

Which choice best describes the effect of figurative language on these lines?

• The author uses metaphor to compare the pasture spring and the water.

• The author uses personification to give the leaves human traits.

• The author uses imagery to bring the images of a farm to life for the reader.

• The author uses symbolism to draw deep parallels between the spring and life.

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Read line 1.

I'm going out to clean the pasture spring;

What does the words pasture spring mean as it is used in the poem?

• the time of year when farm animals move outdoors from the barn

• the stream that flows across the farm between the row of trees

• the water that bubbles up in the meadow where the cows eat the grass

• the way soft grassy earth seems to bounce underfoot as one walks

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Who is the speaker in "The Pasture"?

• God

• a farmer

• a man

• a child

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In "The Pasture," what is the speakers attitude?

• earnest

• unhurried

• tired

• detached

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What is the theme of "The Pasture"?

• rebirth

• loneliness

• hard work

• friendship

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In "A Time to Talk," what does the speaker mean by "And slows his horse to a meaning walk"?

• The friend slows his horse's pace to a stop.

• The friend slows his horse's pace to a walk.

• The friend slows his horse's pace to a trot.

• The friend slows his horse's pace to a crawl.

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Why does the speaker in "A Time to talk" stops his work to talk?

• The speaker is eager for companionship.

• The speaker wants to hear the latest news.

• The speaker needs to pay his bill.

• The speaker is greeting a new neighbor.

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In "A Time to Talk," what is the mood?

• irritable

• reflective

• relaxed

• angry

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