" Man & Nature in New York and Kansas"

Which sentence from the poem signals the connection between New York and Kansas?

• “And I remember the wheat fields there.”

• “See what nature and man can do!”

• “The setting sun is making them rosy.”

• “Let me tell you how it was.”

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

Read lines 46-47 from the poem.

The gray sky is confused and scurrying;

It is rosy in spite of itself.

What is the meaning of the figurative language used in these lines?

• The gray sky moves quickly back and forth in a very confused way.

• The gray sky seems to be hiding behind buildings so people can no longer see it.

• The gray sky reveals a developing storm system that will soon bring rain.

• The gray sky has clouds moving across it, reflecting light from the setting sun.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read lines 48-49 from the poem.

The proud gorgeous buildings

Love the light

Based on the connotations of the words in these lines, what is the speaker’s attitude toward the buildings?

• The speaker admires the buildings’ beauty and power.

• The speaker sees the buildings as cold stone structures.

• The speaker prefers natural creations like waves of wheat.

• The speaker feels that they, like humans, enjoy sunlight.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which lines from the poem directly connect the speaker’s attitudes about New York and Kansas?

• Lines 54-56

• Lines 40-41

• Lines 15-17

• Lines 50-52

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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CCSS.RL.8.5

How does the poem’s structure contribute to its meaning and your understanding of the poem?

• The lines in this poem do not rhyme, each line of the poem in a sentence or phrase, which makes it easy to understand. The speaker’s ideas are organized like a poem, but it reads like a narrative.

• The lines in this poem rhyme, making the poem flow. The speaker’s ideas are organized into stanzas, making it easier for the reader to understand.

• The lines in this poem and short and choppy, making it difficult to understand the meaning of the poem. The speaker’s ideas are not organized into stanzas, it is a short story.

• The lines in this poem do not rhyme, making the poem choppy. The speaker’s ideas are organized in a problem and solution structure, allowing the reader to identify the conflict.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the theme or central idea of the poem?

• Both man-made and nature are beautiful and connected and should be celebrated.

• Kansas fields are more beautiful than New York, the peace the fields bring should be celebrated.

• New York buildings are more beautiful than the Kansas fields, buildings should be celebrated.

• If you take a look at your surroundings, it will bring you peace and happiness.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

This poem suggests what about New York and Kansas?

• That they are very different.

• That they share a connection.

• That they are violent places.

• That they show what man can do.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

Which two lines from the poem signal the connection between New York and Kansas?

• ”And I remember the wheat fields there.”

• “See what nature and man can do!”

• “The setting sun is making them rosy.”

• “Let me tell you how it was.”

• ““We are the rosy buildings and the wheat.”

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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CCSS.RI.6.7

'The gray sky is confused and scurrying;" is an example of which figurative langugae?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"The heads of the wheat are heavy/

And the stems are slim."

To which sense do these lines appeal?

• sight

• hearing

• touch

• taste

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4