RL7.4 (CFA #2)

How does the speaker describe the flake of snow in the first stanza of the poem?

• The speaker explains the sound it makes.

• The speaker exaggerates the way it travels.

• The speaker describes how it thinks.

• The speaker compares it to the sky and clouds.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

What impact does the use of rhyme have on the poem?

• The rhyme creates a powerful emotional effect.

• The rhyme creates a drowsy, monotonous effect.

• The rhyme creates a musical effect, as in a song.

• The rhyme creates a conversational effect, as in dialogue.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which quote signifies a major change in the focus of the poem?

• "A traveling flake of snow..."

• "Debates if it will go..."

• "A narrow wind complains all day..."

• Nature, like us, is sometimes caught..."

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

How does the structure of the poem communicate the central image of a bleak winter's day?

• The poem's simple, sparse structure echoes the sparseness in the bleak winter's day.

• The poem's flowery, descriptive structure contrasts with the bleakness of the winter's day.

• The poem's free verse structure contrasts the freedom of the floating snow with the bleak winter's day.

• The poems rhyme structure echoes the joy the speaker feels despite the bleakness of the winter's day.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the phrase "caught...Without her diadem" in lines 7 - 8 suggest about nature?

*diadem - a crown

• Nature is unprepared for winter.

• Nature is wonderful in winter.

• Nature's beauty is not always on display for the viewing of others.

• Nature's appearance can change suddenly.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

How does the rhyme patter contribute to the tone of the poem?

• It supports the lighthearted tone.

• It supports the angry tone.

• It supports the detached tone.

• It supports the sympathetic tone.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5