All the Broken Pieces

What is the definition of MOOD?

• What the author thinks

• What the reader feels

What is the definition of TONE?

• What the author thinks

• What the reader feels

How does the author's use of language in lines in stanza 2 of page 87 contribute to the mood of the poems on page 87-88?

• By explaining that Matt is disappointed in his dad

• By highlighting how Matt is frustrated about speaking

• By suggesting that Matt is uncertain about what will happen next

• By showing that Matt is scared to speak about Vietnam

Throughout the novel so far, Matt asks a lot of questions. What does that show about his character?

• He is a very curious person.

• He is not very confident in himself.

• He is annoying.

• He is eager to learn about everything.

The poem on page 88 is referring to Matt's...

• Adoptive brother, Tommy

• Real brother in Vietnam

• Read dad in Vietnam

• Adoptive mom

Based on the line, "it isn't me who leaves traps for small children" on page 89, the reader can infer that...

• Matt fell into a trap.

• Matt's real brother lost his limbs because he fell into a trap.

• Matt's real mom blames him for his brother's missing limbs.

• Matt's real dad couldn't save him.

"rains down bombs that fall like dead crows" is an example of what kind of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

By saying that "bombs drop like dead crows" the author is suggesting that...

• All the bombs used in Vietnam were black like crows.

• There weren't very many bombs dropped during the Vietnam War.

• Bombs were falling fast out of the sky.

• Bombs make noises like birds.

Where is there a shift in mood in Part 4 (pages 83-112)?

• Between pages 87-88

• Between pages 88-89

• Between 90-91

• Between pages 89-90

The poems on page 90 and 91, the author's choice of language creates a mood of-

• admiration

• calmness

• frustration

• worried