"Elena" by Pat Mora

Read lines 12 and 13 from the poem. Those lines mainly suggests that the speaker's husband-

• is an alcoholic

• thinks it will be too challenging for her to learn

• wants to be superior to Elena

• believes it will interfere with her cooking him meals

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which line is an example of metaphor?

• I remember how I’d smile / listening to my little ones

• mispronouncing words, / embarrassed at the laughter of my children,

• for if I stop trying, I will be deaf / when my children need my help.

• They speak English. At night they sit around the / Kitchen table, laugh with one another.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How do the lines "Now my children go to American high schools. / They speak English. At night they sit around

the / kitchen table, laugh with one another. / I stand by the stove, feel dumb, alone." show a change in the tone of the poem?

• The tone shifts from desperate to hopeful.

• The tone changes from connected to lonely.

• The tone shifts from admiring to disapproving.

• The tone changes light-hearted to mean-spirited.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Read line 11--

The speaker uses imagery in this line to symbolize-

• how terrible of a cook the mother is

• the mother is sad her children aren't little kids anymore

• how fragile the parents marriage is

• the mother sees her children no longer speaking Spanish and she has lost communication to associate with them

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following statements best describes a major theme of the poem?

• Being excluded can lead a person to feel alone and ashamed

• Children learn new languages easily while most adults struggle.

• Lacking knowledge impacts a person’s ability to be a good parent

• Determination and hard work will eventually have successful results.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2