The Enchanted Shirt

Read lines 23-24.

In a ten-knot gale of royal rage; The other leech grew a shade pale;

What idea about the king is introduced in these lines?

• the king’s ability to shout down any of his objectors

• the king’s overbearing power and his ability to instill fear

• the king’s personality and his disregard for his people

• the king’s authority to rule without question

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which statement summarizes a theme of the poem?

• Only great wealth can buy true happiness.

• Happiness cannot be achieved until one has worked for it.

• Happiness comes from one’s own actions and is not bestowed by others.

• Only ignoring the troubles of the world and focusing on one’s self will lead to true happiness.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How does the contrast between lines 49-52 and lines 69-72 contribute to the poem’s theme?

• The contrast suggests that being happy is a matter of priorities.

• The contrast suggests that one must find happiness in others.

• The contrast suggests that there are many paths to happiness.

• The contrast suggests that happiness is found in tasks accomplished.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

In lines 65-66, how do the words “ashamed,” “useless,” and “maladies hatched in gloom” impact the tone of the poem?

• by ending the poem with a serious tone

• by continuing the poem’s foolish tone

• by supporting the poem’s apologetic tone

• by transitioning to a critical tone to end the poem

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

How does the poet develop the narrator’s point of view?

• by contrasting the narrator’s thoughts with the king’s thoughts

• by stating the narrator’s objective observations

• by using figurative language to convey the narrator’s attitude

• by using the narrator’s inner dialogue to propel the plot

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which set of lines from the poem supports how the poet develops the narrator's point of view?

• “But he said he was sick, and a king should know, And doctors came by the score.” (lines 5-6)

• “The old sage said, ‘You’re as sound as a nut.’

  ‘Lock him up,’ roared the King in a gale, —” (lines 21-22)

• “The King will be well, if he sleeps one night In the Shirt of a Happy Man.” (lines 27-28)

• “‘I would do it, kind sir’ and he roared with the fun, ‘But I haven’t a shirt to my back.’” (lines 59-60)

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6