Swimming to the Rock

Stanzas 3 and 5 are each written as one line most likely to highlight —

• how much the speaker admires her father and brothers

• the danger of swimming great distances

• the reasons the speaker is afraid to make the swim

• how important it is to be able to swim well

The alliteration in lines 28 through 30 emphasizes the —

• joy the father and brothers feel as a result of their experience

• relief the father and brothers feel from being in the water

• surprise the father and brothers feel that they were able to swim so

  fast

• happiness the father and brothers feel that the speaker is waiting

  for them

The poet capitalizes the word “Rock” in the poem most likely to show

that the Rock is a —

• place that can be found on a map

• special place to the family

• popular place for people to visit

• place that was discovered a long time ago

Read the dictionary entry.

Which definition best matches the meaning of wild in line 30?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Select the line from the poem that shows the speaker has

changed her mind.

• I can’t see it but I know their hands are in fists.

• I sit on my dock

• wild wet smiles.

• This year!

One difference between the selections is that —

• Only Brody gets a chance to redeem himself

• Only Brody acts out of fear

• Only Brody has to watch from the side as everyone else has fun

• Only Brody is with his family