Funeral Blues - Away, Melancholy Review
Authored by Sofia Cikurel
English
8th - 11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following best summarizes "Funeral Blues"?
The poetic voice describes his best friend's horrible death.
The poetic voice expresses grief over the loss of a loved one.
A group of people sing and cry over the death of someone famous
The poetic voice remembers good times about a loved one who has died.
Answer explanation
There are no descriptions of the person who died or concrete details of either their past or their death. All we find is a speaker who expresses grief because someone dear to them died.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The poem is best classified as...
a ballad
a sonnet
an elegy
a blues
Answer explanation
an ELEGY is a poem of mourning. Written in a somber style, it reflects seriously on death and on the person who has passed.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The poem's title:
refers to the speaker's sadness over someone's death
refers to a mournful music that expresses grief
connects poetry with music
all of the above
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To emphasize the speaker's desperation and urgency, the poet uses many verbs...
that relate to nature
that imply sadness
in imperative form
that signify movement
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does moaning mean?
make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering
complain persistently or in an irritating way
the making of a long, high-pitched cry of anger
to make a short, soft, muted sound.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The speaker demands all of the following EXCEPT
the muting or elimination of all sounds
public recognition of the person's death
to be left alone to mourn
the extinction of nature and celestial objects
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The third stanza differs most from the other three in its
topic
perspective
rhyme scheme
theme
Answer explanation
The main difference between the third stanza and the rest is that the third one is more emotional and in past tense: it dwells on what the person WAS before they died, not on the present pain. The contrast between how important this person was in the past and the present emphasizes the sense of loss.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
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