Poems about Nature

In the poem "Problems with Hurricanes", the author uses humor to talk about which topic in life?

• fruits

• hurricanes

• death

• wind

In the poem "Problems with Hurricanes", the diction focuses on which of the following?

• a city setting; vocabulary about shops and transportation vehicles

• a farm setting; vocabulary about farmers, trees, and food

• a marine setting; vocabulary about the ocean

• a forest setting; vocabulary about forest plants and animals

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In the poem "Problem with Hurricanes", the speaker says that society lives afraid of fatal winds and water, but that small things such as fruits can be the cause of death. This means that

• fruits are to be feared

• people should never fear natural disasters

• death is ridiculous

• small things in life should not be underestimated

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In the poem "Problems with Hurricanes", the phrase "it’s the mangoes, avocados, green plantains and bananas flying into town like projectiles." helps the reader visualize

• the bright color of the fruits

• the high speed of the flying fruits

• the eye of the hurricane

• the fear of the speaker

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

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In the poem "Problems with Hurricanes", the speaker believes that

• Some deaths are more honorable than others

• Death is indeed avoidable

• Hurricanes are the worst way to die

• Humans must embrace any type of death

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CCSS.RL.7.10

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Which line from "Problems with Hurricanes" reinforces the fact that, in life, small things can do the most damage?

• "If you are going out, beware of mangoes and all such beautiful

  sweet things."

• "How would your family feel if they had to tell the generations that you got killed by a flying banana."

• "With hurricanes it’s not the wind or the noise or the water."

• "Don’t worry about the noise"

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In the poem "Prayer to the Pacific", why do you think the poet refers to her conversation with the ocean as a prayer?

• she looks up at the sky while she talks to the ocean

• she praises and respects the ocean as she talks to it

• she mentions a specific religion in the poem

• she calls the ocean a god

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CCSS.RL.7.10

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CCSS.RL.6.4

In the poem "Prayer to the Pacific", the following line "Four round stones in my pocket I carry back the ocean to suck and to taste." might symbolize (choose 2)

• the four seasons and balance of nature

• the four continents

• the four cardinal points

• the four types of prayers

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CCSS.RL.7.10

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In the poem "Prayer to the Pacific", the poet uses which type of figurative language to refer to the ocean?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

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In the poem "Prayer to the Pacific", the poet tells a myth about the origin of Indians because

• her goal is to teach history

• her goal is to show acceptance and pride about her heritage

• her goal is to make people understand that turtles are important

• her goal is to inspire fear of the ocean

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