Poetry

Which word has the most positive connotation?

• to be skinny
• to be slender

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CCSS.RI.8.4

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Choose the word that has a positive connotation to complete the sentence.
We saw _______ animals at the zoo. 

• fascinating
• weird

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CCSS.L.7.5C

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Choose the word that has a negative connotation to complete the sentence.
We bought ________ souvenirs at the amusement park.

• cheap
• inexpensive

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the word that has a negative connotation to complete the sentence.

During the kazoo performance, the audience wore ________.

• smirks

• smiles

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the word that has a negative connotation to complete the sentence.
We're worried about Amy; she's lost so much weight that she looks ________.

• Trim
• boney
• slender

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the word that has a positive connotation to complete the sentence.
What makes Jewel so difficult to understand is that she is rather __________. 

• withdrawn
• shy
• stuck up

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CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.7.5C

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What image does Mary Oliver create with the example of personification in lines 1-5 of "Sleeping in the Forest"?

• Sleeping in the lap of the earth

• The nearness of the stars

• the sound of the river washing over stones

• Feeling part of the kingdoms of insects.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

From evidence in "Sleeping in the Forest," you can infer that...

• stars frighten the speaker.

• the speaker is homesick.

• nature soothes the speaker.

• the speaker is lonely.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

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CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following is the proper definition of a Lyric Poem?

• A poem that deals with serious themes, such as justice, truth, or beauty and praises or celebrates its subject.

• A poem that deals with serious themes, such as justice, truth, or beauty, but in a way that makes it funny.

• A poem that has no real rhyme, rhythm, or structure.

• A short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings and also creates a single, unified impression.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

The imagery in lines 5-11 of "Sleeping in the Forest" suggests a feeling of

• Contentment

• Confusion

• Restlessness

• Excitement

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4