" I shall Return "

What is the meaning of the phrase wonder-eyes in the second line of the poem? (L.7.5)

• A. The speaker has poor eyesight

• B. The speaker has great eyesight.

• C. The speaker is happy about what he sees.

• D. The speaker is confused about what he sees.

How does this stanza develop meaning in the poem? (RL.7.5)

I shall return to hear the fiddle and fife

Of village dances, dear delicious tunes

That stir the hidden depths of native life,

Stray melodies of dim remembered runes.

• A. by adding descriptions of human activity

• B. by explaining why the speaker first left home

• C. by contradicting the images that came before

• D. by showing how the speaker first discovered his home

How does the rhyming in this stanza add to the meaning of the poem?

I shall return to hear the fiddle and fife

Of village dances, dear delicious tunes

That stir the hidden depths of native life,

Stray melodies of dim remembered runes

• A. by showing the results of actions the speaker has taken

• B. by drawing connections between the ideas being discussed

• C. by developing contrasts between positive and negative events

• D. by suggesting the speaker is taking the advice of others about home

How do the phrases hidden depths and dim remembered contribute meaning to the text? (RL.7.4)

• A. by suggesting how the celebrations bring the past alive

• B. by demonstrating the author’s confusion about what is happening

• C. by explaining how the author first discovered certain kinds of songs

• D. by giving a reason why the author may not want to return home

Reread the following line from the poem and answer the question below.

“At golden noon the forest fires burn” (3)

What is the connotation of the word golden in this line? (L.7.5c)

• A. hidden

• B. beautiful

• C. important

• D. dangerous

What is the effect of the repetition of I shall return to begin each stanza? (RL.7.5)

• A. They emphasize what the speaker longs to see again.

• B. They explain why the speaker has to argue his point.

• C. They demonstrate a new understanding of what home is.

• D. They show the speaker coming to a new decision for each stanza.

What is a theme of the poem? (RL.7.2)

• A. Some memories are too difficult to consider

• B. Home can hold a special meaning for people.

• C. There is danger in thinking too much about the past.

• D. Nature can be more comforting than people at times

How is this theme developed? (RL.7.2)

• A. by describing the things the speaker misses

• B. by explaining how easy it is to forget certain things

• C. by showing why nature is superior to large gatherings

• D. by explaining how the speaker changes his mind over time

How does the last line of the poem develop the theme? (RL.7.2)

To ease my mind of long years of pain."

• A. by revealing that the speaker will be home soon

• B. by showing the power of home for the speaker

• C. by making the idea of home seem more complicated

• D. by introducing a new idea about home the speaker has