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Unit 5 Sweet Sorrow Assessment

Authored by Marsha Dryden

English

9th Grade

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Unit 5 Sweet Sorrow Assessment
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 5 pts

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 In “Having It Both Ways,” which statement best expresses the shift in thought reflected in the octave-sestet structure? (ELAGSE9-10RL5)


The octave celebrates the freedom we feel when we are not in love; the sestet 

explains that we nevertheless still want love.


The octave celebrates the freedom we feel when we are not in love; the sestet 

describes the sorrow of love that is not returned.


The octave describes the lies we tell ourselves when we are not in love; the sestet 

explains why, despite experience, we believe those lies.


2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 5 pts

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 In “Having It Both Ways,” the author’s central message is that people want to be —


 (ELAGSE9-10RL2)



 loved by others, but then they fail to return that love



loved by those who neglect them, but they scorn those who love them


free of love, but they also want love


3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 5 pts

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In “Superheart,”which statement explains the main effects of the speaker using the term “my kryptonite” in Line 14?


ELAGSE9-10RL4

It shows that the person addressed weakens the speaker in some way.

It indicates that the person addressed is cold and unfeeling.


It captures the strong connection between the person addressed and the speaker’s 

enemy.


4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 5 pts

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In “Superheart,”what is the main purpose of the author’s allusions to Superman?

(ELAGSE9-10RL4, RL6)

To stress the relationship between homesickness and love in an imaginative way

To convey feelings and ideas about the extremely powerful effects of love


To stress the relationship between homesickness and love in an To use contemporary images to portray an abnormal human experience


5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 5 pts

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Having It Both Ways” and in “Superheart” connect thematically because both poems–

(ELAGSE9-10RL2)

describe the bliss of true love


describe the suddenness of falling



suggest that love can be painful

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 5 pts

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Which statement most clearly summarizes the ideas about love in both “Having It Both Ways” and in “Superheart”?


(ELAGSE9-10RL2)

Love empowers us as often as it weakens us.


Love can infringe or encroach upon personal freedom. 

We are not always able to show the love we feel.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 5 pts

In the video performance of “My Shakespeare,” the background images contribute to the meaning of the poem by suggesting that Shakespeare —


(ELAGSE9-10RL7)

can distract people from urban problems

can make ugly landscapes seem beautiful

is relevant in modern times and settings 

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