REVIEW: The Song of Wandering Aengus/Eldorado

In “The Song of Wandering Aengus,” the poet uses the phrase a fire was in my head in line 2 to suggest that the narrator —

• was excited to go fishing in the stream

• had planned to catch dinner and cook it

• had many ideas burning in his brain

• was searching for a fire in the woods

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"And when white moths were on the wing" is an example of a ____.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

"And moth-like stars were flickering out" is an example of a ____.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

In “The Song of Wandering Aengus,” the poet uses the simile "And moth-like stars were flickering out" in the first stanza to describe —

• the trees in the woods

• the berries on the thread

• the fish in the stream

• the stars in the sky

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

In “The Song of Wandering Aengus,” what do the details in stanza 2 suggest has happened?

• The fish had turned into a beautiful girl.

• The fire had gotten out of control.

• The fish had escaped and gotten away.

• The narrator was remembering a lost love.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Read lines 21–24: "And walk among long dappled grass,/And pluck till time and times are done,/The silver apples of the moon,/The golden apples of the sun." What does the figurative language in these sentences reveal about the narrator?

• The narrator is hungry and searching for food.

• The narrator is tired of traveling day and night.

• The narrator is clever and will use any light to aid his search.

• The narrator is hopeful that his search will end positively.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

In "The Song of Wandering Aengus," why does the poet repeat the word "and" in the first and last stanzas?

• It shows that the speaker tells stories like a toddler.

• It shows that there is a long list of things that Aengus needs to think about.

• It quickens the pace and shows what the speaker is doing, step by step.

• It's there to confuse readers and slow them down.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Is the overall TONE of "The Song of Wandering Aengus" light or dark?

• Light

• Dark

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the overall MOOD (feeling/atmosphere) of "The Song of Wandering Aengus"?

• Hopeless

• Optimistic

• Tense

• Casual

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read lines 4 and 5 from “Eldorado”: "Had journey long,/Singing a song." The sensory language in these lines highlights the character’s —

• determination

• idealism

• optimism

• romanticism

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4