H2O Benchmark Review

23. Read lines 6 and 7 from stanza 1 of the poem.

"It flowed through the veins of the earliest amphibians

As they trod, curiously, from ocean onto land"

What does the word trod mean in line 7?

24. Read these lines from stanza 5.

"I taste the world

In a mouthful of fizz"

The sensory language in these lines highlights the speaker's --

• A

• B

• C

• D

25. The poet uses repetition of the word flowed most likely to --

• A

• B

• C

• D

26. Which statement best expresses the theme of the poem?

• A

• B

• C

• D

27. Read lines 21 through 23.

"Where the elder H20

Meets with younger molecules

Like the great aunts at a family gathering"

Which of these ideas is emphasized in the lines?

• A

• B

• C

• D