HmH M8W3 Assessment - Dawn

What does the imagery in stanza 1 suggest to the reader?

• The farm is eager to start the new day.

• The farm is in bed as a person would be.

• The farm is a warm and welcoming place.

• The farm is tired thinking of the work ahead.

How are stanzas 3 and 4 alike?

• Both describe the smells of dawn.

• Both describe the sounds of dawn.

• Both refer to the sights the speaker sees at dawn

• Both refer to the chores the speaker begins at dawn.

Read lines 14–15.

when I reject my covers to grumble, tumble out of bed.

Think about the Latin root ject. What does reject mean above?

• pull up

• grab on to

• throw off

• hide under

Which element of poetry is used in every stanza?

• rhyme

• repetition

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Which detail that appears in the poem is missing from the picture?

• the rooster

• the moon

• the stars

• the papa

In Working in a Living History Museum

What change should be made in sentence 5?

• Change easier to easiest.

• Change easier to most easy.

• Change easier to more easy.

• No change is needed.

What change should be made in sentence 6?

• Change more pleasant to most pleasant.

• Change more pleasant to more pleasantly.

• Change more pleasant to more pleasanter.

• No change is needed.

What change should be made in sentence 9?

• Change worse to bad.

• Change worse to worst.

• Change worse to worser.

• No change is needed.