"The Drought" Review

What is the rhythm of 'The Drought' most similar to?

• a peaceful lullaby

• a chaotic windstorm

• a steady heartbeat

• a rhythmic raindrop

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the farmer's feeling in the first stanza of the poem?

• He is feeling joyful.

• He is feeling despair.

• He is feeling excited.

• He is feeling indifferent.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Identify the elements present in 'The Drought' from the given options.

• Meter, Rhyme, Lines

• Stanzas, Dialogue

• Stanzas, Rhyme, Dialogue

• Meter, Stanza, Rhyme

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

In 'The Drought,' the poet uses the metaphor of the farmer's veins and the plains. What does this metaphor imply?

• It implies the farmer's connection to the city.

• It implies the farmer's detachment from the plains.

• It implies the farmer's deep connection to the plains.

• It implies the farmer's indifference towards the plains.

Answer explanation

The metaphor of the farmer's veins and the plains implies the farmer's deep connection to the plains.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the rhyme scheme of lines 9-14 of the poem?

• AABBCC

• ABABAB

• ABABCC

• ABCABC

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Part A: What can be understood about the farmer's physical attributes in the poem?

• He is fit.

• He is old.

• He is weak.

• He is hopeless.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Part B: Fill in the circle before the highlighted phrase from lines 8-14 of the poem that best supports the answer to Part A.

• that time will make a friend out of the rain.

• So now he wanders through the field he's turned

• and tilled with care, a twenty acre grave it seems. And, yet, because

• in years he's learned that, often times, there's

• something left to save, he stops to sift the dusty earth in hands that look for breath inside the broken lands.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the main theme presented in the first eight lines of the poem?

• The theme of extreme weather conditions.

• The theme of drought only.

• The theme of connection between the farmer and the plain.

• The theme of farm life during drought.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

In the poem, what does the word "breath" signify?

• Death

• Love

• Seasons

• Life

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which two concepts are highlighted in the poem?

• Hard work

• Seasons

• Labor

• Challenges

• Revolt

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.5.2