"Sketch" by Carl Sandburg

Which of the following from "Sketch" is NOT an example of personification?

• tide is tardy

• waves have wrinkles

• sand has an arm

• shadows of ships

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Sandburg uses imagery in "Sketch." What is being described for the reader throughout the poem?

• Calming beach

• Boats and the tide

• Wrinkles

• Shadows

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

What action is being described in the third stanza of the poem?

• Shadows of ships

• Rocking crest

• Tide rolling in and out

• Arm of sand

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• arm of sand

• endless wrinkles

• shadows of ships

• wavelets crumble

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is the mood of the poem? (Think about how it may make the reader feel)

• Happy

• Calm

• Energized

• Violent

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5