Simply

Which word from stanza 2 best helps the reader know the meaning of teeter?

• A. Tryouts

• B. Newborn

• C. shaky

• D. scribbled

The author includes the metaphor in lines 16 and 17 to-

• F. show the intensity of the speaker's feelings

• G. explain why the speaker is angry

• H. describe when the speaker became angry

• J. show the reason for the speaker's apology

What does the personification in lines 2 and 3 help the reader visualize?

• A. Why the speaker must complete the project

• B. The lack of success the speaker is having with her project

• C. Where the speaker is working on her project

• D. The reason the speaker makes mistakes on her project

Read these lines from the poem.

An accidental tear in the fabric.

A dried-out yellow marker to color the Sun.

The wrong measurements for the frame.

The author's language in these sentences contributes to the speaker's voice that can be described as-

• F. frustrated

• G. surprised

• H. curious

• J. confused

The reader can determine that this poem is written from a-

• A. first person point of view by an all knowing narrator

• B. third person point of view by an outside narrator

• C. third person point of view from Dad's perspective

• D. first person point of view from the speaker's perspective

Read these lines from stanza 3.

You bought ice cream

and simply sat silently next to me

The author's use of alliteration in the phrase "simply sat silently"-

• F. demonstrates the sound the sofa makes as Dad sits next to the speaker

• G. produces repetition that mimics how the speaker eats the ice cream

• H. provides a vivid description that explains how the ice cream tastes to the speaker

• J. slows down the rhythm to emphasize how Dad's actions help the speaker