STAAR Review- Air (Poetry)

In line 19, the word musses means —

• A. gets wet

• B. makes clean

• C. removes from a location

• D. rearranges in an untidy way

Read lines 5 through 9 of the poem.

Air smells like roses

sometimes,

or fresh-cut grass;

gasoline or rain

or skunk.

Why does the poet include descriptive language in these lines?

• F. To persuade the reader to spend more time outdoors

• G. To tell the reader that air can smell like many things after it rains

• H. To explain how the smell of roses is different from the smell of skunk

• J. To emphasize that air can be both pleasant and unpleasant

Line 38 is different from the other lines of the poem most likely because the poet

wants to —

• A. show that this line should be read quickly

• B. add humor to the poem by spelling the word incorrectly

• C. emphasize the idea expressed in the line

• D. suggest that this is the most important word in the poem

Which line from the poem best shows that air can be powerful?

• F. The sky is made of air.

• G. It tears leaves off trees

• H. It has no color or shape

• J. or blow a soap bubble.

The speaker in the poem believes that the difference between wind and air is that

wind is —

• A. colder

• B. thinner

• C. smelly

• D. moving

What can the reader conclude about the speaker’s ideas about air throughout the

poem?

• F. The speaker has changed his mind about air.

• G. The speaker wishes that air could be seen.

• H. The speaker thinks that air has qualities that make it special.

• J. The speaker is confused by his thoughts about air.