HMH Module 5 L3 Review

What do the imagery and figurative language in the first stanza show?

I will plough the land,

Turning up the black soil.

I will ride upon this heaving surface

As a boat rides upon the water.

Even as a boat

Cleaving the water with an eager keel,

I have run a furrow

Straight across the ridges.

• A. How the poet rides on boats

• B. The poet compares working on the land to a boat on the water

• C. How the poet loves to be outside

• D. How the poet likes to use straight edges

Think about the word uneasily.

He moved uneasily past the other people in line.

Think about the prefix un-. Think about the base word.

What is the meaning of uneasily above?

• In an easy manner

• In a worried manner

• In a way that is not easy

Read the lines in the poem.

What do the imagery and figurative language in the lines above tell about the fall weather?

• A. Mice like the Fall

• B. Because the world is red, sunsets are red

• C. Mice would like to watch the sunset

• D. Mice make beds in the fallen leaves

Read lines 1-4.

What does the metaphor tell about Hope?

• Hope has feathers

• Hope never gives up

• Hope sings

• Hope likes the soul

Read line 1. Hope is the thing with feathers.

Why does the poet use feathers instead of wings in the line above?

• to show that Hope can fly

• to show that Hope is full of life

• to compare Hope to a bird

Which choice best shows the theme of the poem?

• The theme of the poem is to have hope

• The theme of the poem is to love birds

• The theme of the poem is to sing whenever you can

Part B: Which line supports the theme of the poem?

• That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm –

• And never stops – at all

• And sings the tune without the word