EOG Prep- The Wind and the Moon and The Wind

Which of the following statements best expresses how the author of "The Wind and the Moon" develops the thoughts of the wind and the moon?

• he reveals the wind's thoughts through dialogue and the moon's through narration

• he reveals both of their thoughts through dialogue

• he does not use dialogue, he only uses narration

• he reveals the moon's thoughts through dialogue, and the wind's through narration

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

In "The Wind and the Moon" how do stanzas 1 and 2 fit in with the rest of the poem?

• they introduce a setting

• they describe the strength of the wind

• they show the motivations of the wind

• they describe the moon

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

In line 2 of "The Wind and the Moon" the author uses what type of figurative language?

• idiom

• metaphor

• symbolism

• simile

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Read these lines from "The Wind"

And all around I heard you pass

Like ladies' skirts across the grass

What does the line " like ladies' skirts across the grass" imply?

• the wind was making a loud sound

• the wind was making no sound

• the wind was blowing ladies' skirts

• the wind was making a rustling sound

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following does the wind in each poem have in common?

• it is angry

• It is loud

• it hates the moon

• it interacts with other elements of nature

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

How does the last stanza of "The Wind" relate to other ideas of the poem?

• it supports the fact that the wind can be heard but not seen

• it explains why we cannot see the wind

• it offers a surprise ending

• it explains the narrators frustration with the wind

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the difference between each author's presentation of the wind?

• one give the wind human qualities and one does not

• one presents the wind as hostile while one presents it as mysterious

• there are no differences

• the author does not describe the wind, only the moon

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7