Theme & Textual Evidence Quiz (RL.1.1 & RL.1.2)

What is the theme of the poem below? (RL.1.2)

• Indifference will kill humanity

• Desire rules over thought

• Hatred rules over reason

• There are two powerful forces that have the potential to destroy mankind

What does fire likely symbolize? Use textual evidence to support your reasoning. (RL.1.1)

• Widespread disease. "Some say the world will end in fire..."

• Love or desire. "From what I’ve tasted of desire /

  I hold with those who favor fire."

• Hatred. "I think I know enough of hate..."

• Indifference. "Ice...is also great / And would suffice."

What does ice likely symbolize? Use textual evidence to support your reasoning. (RL.1.1)

• The inevitability of death. "But if it had to perish twice..."

• Hatred. "I think I know enough of hate / To say that for destruction ice / Is also great."

• Indifference. "And would suffice."

• The only force that can quench fire. "Some say the world will end in fire / Some say in ice."

What is the theme of the poem below? (RL.1.2)

• Love is eternal.

• Love is fleeting, like the lifespan of a rose.

• Love is fragile, like a rose's petals.

• Love is a heavy burden to bear.

What does the rose likely reveal about the speaker's love? Use textual evidence to support your reasoning. (RL.1.1)

• His love has died. "And fare thee weel, my only luve! / And fare thee weel awhile!"

• His love is a recent relationship. "O my Luve is like a red, red rose / That’s newly sprung in June."

• His love is a beauty to look upon. "So fair art thou, my bonnie lass / So deep in luve am I."

• His love lives in a coastal region. "Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear / And the rocks melt wi’ the sun."

Which line from the text DOES NOT prove the speaker's undying devotion? (RL.1.1)

• "O my Luve is like the melody / That’s sweetly played in tune."

• "And I will luve thee still, my dear / Till a’ the seas gang dry."

• "I will love thee still, my dear / While the sands o’ life shall run."

• "And I will come again, my luve / Though it were ten thousand mile."