Poem Analysis Quiz

What is the main theme of the poem "Running"?

• The excitement of a race

• The joy of solitary exercise

• The beauty of nature

• The shared experience of movement

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

According to the poem, what do the neighbors do as the speaker jogs by?

• They ignore the speaker.

• They wave and say "Hi!"

• They join the speaker for a jog.

• They challenge the speaker to a race.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the speaker encounter on their run?

• Animals in the park

• Cars and bicycles

• Other runners

• Children playing

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which line from the poem suggests that the pace of the run does not matter?

• "Feet pound the pavement,"

• "As I jog through the town."

• "Wind kicks up its heels,"

• "An inch or a mile, jet-fast or snail-slow,"

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What literary device is used in the line "Trees all wave to me"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9