Wild Orchard

The line break between lines 12 and 13 is used to emphasize that the scene is-

• A     calm, awaiting change

• B surprising, based on the speaker's expectations

• C lonesome, causing anxiety

• D Important due to the unique circumstances

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

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Read the lines of the Poem: 

Five days the bare sky

Has stood there day and night. 

No bird, no sound.

What do these lines suggest about the weather?

• F      The air is hot and dry.

• G      There is wind blowing away clouds and birds.

• H      The weather has not changed

• J The area needs rain badly or risks a drought

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3    Which of these best describes the structure of the poem?

• A      A regular pattern of internal rhyme

• B      Unrhymed stanzas with a regular rhythm

• C     Five-line stanzas with regular refrain

• D      Free verse with no rhyme or meter

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4        By beginning a new stanza in line 21, the poet -

• F        focuses the reader's attention on a vivid image

• G       indicates a change in the poem's setting

• H       introduces new details about the landscape

• J     highlights a shift in the speaker's attitude

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5    What tone is established in lines 24 through 27?

• A     Playful, because the speaker uses a silly image to describe a natural scene

• B      Respectful, because the speaker describes the scene using admiring language

• C      Dreary, because the speaker refers to official matters

• D     Nostalgic, because the speaker warmly describes a past scene

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6        Read the following dictionary information about the origin of the word aristocracy.

aristocracy adj

Old French, from the Greek aristokratia,

from aristos- ("best") and -kratia ("power")

In line 29, the word aristocracy most closely means

• F      evil intent

• G      disorganized nature

• H     immense size

• J     dominant figures

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7       Read lines 30 through 32 of the poem.

one, risen as a tree,

has turned

from his repose.

 

The author uses personification in these lines to emphasizes a sense of -

• A     contrast

• B     excitement

• C      sleepiness

• D     loyalty

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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8        What is a central theme of the poem?

• F    Survival in extreme conditions

• G  The process of transformation in nature

• H The desire to return to a simpler time

• J     Courage in the face of danger

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

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