Poetry Analysis Quiz

In the poem, the speaker uses ​ (a)   to describe how the snowflake (b)   .​

• sounds
• thinks
• Personification
• exaggeration

Which two words best capture the connotation of the word "debates" in line 4 of the poem?

• uncertain

• angry

• educated

• courageous

• hesitant

The poet's use of rhyme creates a conversational tone similar to dialogue in a play. Choose A or B for the correct word to complete the sentence.

• conversational

• musical

The poet's use of rhyme creates a musical tone similar to melody in a song. Choose A or B for the correct word to complete the sentence.

• conversational

• musical

Based on the play 'Not a Cloud in the Sky,' which statement best describes Thomas's point of view about moving to the city?

• He doesn't understand why Alec is so excited to move.

• He is afraid to move but is making the best of the situation.

• He thinks the move to the city will be a very good thing.

• He is sorry to leave the old home with all of its memories.

Which sentence from the play best supports the answer to Part A?

• You have to admit, the city is much more exciting, and we’ll meet new people and everything.

• It certainly isn’t the weather that’s keeping people away from our yard sale.

• Yeah, I guess so, miles of museums in the city.

• Here’s a set of baseball cards I’ve been collecting for years, but you can have them for just two bucks.

Select TWO lines in the poem that signal a change in the poem's focus.

• A traveling flake of snow Across a barn or through a rut

• Debates if it will go.

• A narrow wind complains all day How some one treated him;

• Nature, like us, is sometimes caught Without her diadem.

For questions 9 and 10, choose A or B for each box to select a word to complete the sentence. The poem's ______ structure ______ with the description of the bleak, colorless winter day.

• A) simple

• B) complex

• A) contrasts with

• B) echoes

Part A: Which best describes how the brothers approach the sale of their possessions?

Part B: Which two lines of dialogue best support the answer in Part A?