Context and Text’s Meaning

The persona in the poem “Padre Faura Witness The Execution of Rizal” was _______.

• Danton Remoto

• Dr. Jose Rizal

• Padre Faura

• You

The author in the poem below expressed her willingness to do some impossible tasks stated below. What makes the tasks impossible to do?

I will Count the multitude of stars

The leaves in all the branches

The flock of birds perched in the loft

The blades of grass in the meadow And the cogon flowers in the air

• The tasks were impossible to do because birds are flying high.

• The tasks were impossible to do because the birds are perched on a loft.

• The tasks were impossible to do because quantifiers are needed.

• The tasks were impossible to do because nouns there are uncountable.

In the poem, Preludes by T.S. Eliot, imagery is used. Which line appear to the sense of touch?

1. The winter evening settles down

2. With smell of steaks in passageways.

3. Six o'clock.

4. The burnt-out ends of smoky days.

5. And now a gusty shower wraps

6. The grimy scraps

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 2

In the poem below, which word is used to refer to snow?

"Kissed by Snow" - Kelly Roper

1. Standing in darkness with face upturned as

2. Frosty, feathery stars drift down from the sky

3. And land like gentle kisses from cold lips

4. On my cheeks, my nose, my lips and closed eyes

• Sky

• Eyes

• Lips

• Star

In the poem, "Man Versus Pepper- Kelly Roper, what situation is expressed?

One sniff gives a clue of the heat within.

First bite feels like swallowing a lighted blow torch,

And tears stream from his eyes like a flash flood

As the dying ghost pepper delivers its savage revenge.

• The persona in the poem shares his great time eating spicy food.

• The persona in the poem expressed his experience eating spicy food.

• The persona in the poem describes how he feels while eating spicy food.

• The persona in the poem warns the reader not to eat spicy food.