HMH A Voice/Words Like Freedom

What is the purpose of the personification in line 3 in “Words Like Freedom”?

• To express the speaker’s feelings

• To explain the speaker’s actions

• To emphasize the speaker’s thoughts

• To describe the speaker’s experiences

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What tone can be inferred in lines 5–8 of “Words Like Freedom”?

• Grim

• Annoyed

• Miserable

• Sorrowful

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which statement expresses a connection the reader can make between events described in “Words Like Freedom” and society today?

• There is still a struggle for equality

• All people experience total freedom.

• There is no longer a need to fight for liberty.

• People no longer believe equality is important.

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CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.8

What is the purpose of the metaphor in line 8 of “A Voice”?

• To describe how the father felt proud of his child

• To describe the manner of the father

• To describe the education of the speaker

• To describe how the speaker felt proud of her father

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What does the simile in line 23 of “A Voice” help the reader understand?

• The speaker and her aunt are showy.

• The speaker and her aunt are loud.

• The speaker and her aunt are full of energy.

• The speaker and her aunt are courageous.

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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 does the poet’s use of figurative language in lines 30–33 of “A Voice” help the reader understand about the speaker’s mother?

• She is excited.

• She is nervous.

• She is restless

• She is uncertain.

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which two lines from the poem “A Voice” express the poem’s tone?

• Line 25

• Line 28

• Line 30

• Line 35

• Line 36

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What purpose did the two poets share for using figurative language?

• To create a tone

• To develop a theme

• To express an opinion

• To describe the speakers

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which two ideas are expressed in both poems?

• Joy

• Fear

• Pride

• Sorrow

• Nervousness

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Compare line 24 of “A Voice” with line 3 of “Words Like Freedom.” How are these lines similar?

• They both express anger through simile.

• They both express joy through personification.

• They both express happiness through metaphor.

• They both express surprise through personification.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7