RL.4 Review

Read this sentence from “Jerry the Great.”  

“I know it’s frustrating, but don’t lose your cool.” 

What does the narrator mean by the phrase don't lose your cool? 

 

• Do not become upset. 

• Do not become unfocused. 

• Do not put your glove on the ground.

• Do not show your opponent that he is right.

Answer explanation

The narrator means "don't be upset" when he says "don't lose your cool." Readers can determine that this is the meaning based on the narrator using the word "frustrated" to describe the other character.

Read the excerpt from “Jerry the Great.” 

Jerry went ballistic. He waved his arms, gesturing with the ball toward the plate, replaying the tag and yelling at the umpire. His coach ran out of the dugout in an attempt to calm him down, but Jerry continued protesting the call vehemently. 

What does went ballistic mean in the excerpt?

• acted passively 

• acted anxiously 

• acted immaturely 

• acted shrewdly

Answer explanation

Ballistic means that he acted immaturely. The reader can determine this by the fact that he is yelling and gesturing over a call he didn't agree with.

Read the excerpt from “Jerry the Great.” 

His coach ran out of the dugout in an attempt to calm him down, but Jerry continued protesting the call vehemently. 

What is the connotative meaning of vehemently as it is used in the excerpt?

• cruelly 

   

• greedily

• illegally 

• Intensely

Answer explanation

Vehemently means intensely. Readers can use the context of the situation to determine this as well as an antonym clue of him being asked to "calm down."

How does the use of rhyme and repetition impact the second stanza of the poem?

Hear the mellow wedding bells, 

Golden bells! 

What a world of happiness their harmony foretells! 

Through the balmy air of night 

How they ring out their delight! 

From the molten-golden notes, 

And all in tune, 

What a liquid ditty floats 

To the turtle-dove that listens, while she gloats 

On the moon! 

Oh, from out the sounding cells, 

What a gush of euphony [2] voluminously wells! 

How it swells! 

How it dwells 

On the Future! how it tells 

Of the rapture that impels 

To the swinging and the ringing 

Of the bells, bells, bells, 

Of the bells, bells, bells, bells, 

Bells, bells, bells -- 

To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!

• They illustrate how frequently bells were heard. 

• They explain the sounds the bells would have made. 

• They show readers something important and interesting about weddings.

• They build a positive and light mood regarding marriage. 

Answer explanation

The rhyme and repetition within the stanza promotes a sing-song quality to the stanza and draws the reader's attention to words with positive connotations. Therefore, it builds a light mood.

Based on "The Bells," how does Poe's repetition of literary devices such as assonance, alliteration and onomatopeia change the poem's tone from the first to the last stanza?

• Repetition changes the poem's tone from one of happiness to horror. 

• Repetition changes the poem's tone from feeling peaceful to feeling sad.

• Repetition changes the poem's tone from celebrating joy to power. 

• Repetition changes the poem's tone from seriousness to gladness. 

Answer explanation

Poe's use of literary devices draws the reader's attention to the shift in the poem. The repetition and rhyme at the beginning creates a more positive mood, but quickly turns to a darker mood by the end of the poem.

Read the following lines from “The Bells.” 

In the silence of the night 

How we shiver with affright 

At the melancholy menace of their tone! 

Determine the meaning of the word melancholy as used in “The Bells.” Define melancholy and write a sentence using the word correctly.

Answer explanation

Melancholy has to do with a feeling of sadness. There are several ways you could choose to use this word in a sentence.