The Wave

Read the following line from stanza 2: "Bearing before the fringe of white it mottles towards."

What is the meaning of "bearing" as it is used in the line?

• evade

• move

• produce

• dodge

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the speaker mean in line 15 by saying "grafted it seems by feet of foam..."

• He means that the surfers are returning to the beach.

• He means that the surfers are holding on due to the waves.

• He means that the surfers are paddling the water before jumping on their boards.

• He means that the surfers are returning their boards to surf.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read lines 9-10: "Their pale feet curled, they poise their weight with a learn'd skill."

what is the meaning of poise as it is used in the sentence?

• to pause before moving

• to lift carefully

• to hover above

• to distribute evenly

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read lines 13-14: "The marbling bodies have become half wave, half men..."

What can the reader infer about the surfers based on this line?

• that the surfers feel natural in this habitat.

• that the surfers look and glide like seals in the water.

• that the surfers are great swimmers.

• that the surfers are swimming in the wave.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What tone is conveyed in stanza 3?

• terrified

• excitement

• overwhelmed

• cautiousness

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What tone is conveyed in stanza 1?

• confusion

• excitement

• anticipation

• calmness

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

"It mounts at sea" conveys the tone that the wave is

• patient and steady

• fast and rising

• slow and pacing

• deep and foward

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Read stanza 5: what can the reader infer by the line "late as they can they slice the face in timed procession."

• The surfers wait too long to balance on their surfboards.

• The surfers wade the water before they catch the wave.

• The surfers lose the wave and searches for another.

• The surfers hop on their boards at the right moment.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Identify one example of alliteration from the poem and provide the following: the stanza, the line #, and the actual line that represents alliteration.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Identify one example of a simile from the poem and provide the following: the stanza, the line #, and the actual line that represents the simile.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5