"A Wish"

Part A: What is a theme of the passage?

• People tend to be uncomfortable with pain, but it is an unavoidable part of life.

• Hardships are only temporary, and supportive friends can help one withstand them.

• People should avoid dwelling on difficulties and be grateful for what they have.

• Persistent concerns can wear one down more than occasional, dramatic suffering.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Part B: Which set of lines best supports the answer in Part A?

Theme: Persistent concerns can wear one down more than occasional, dramatic suffering.

• Lines 1-2

• Lines 9-12

• Lines 13-16

• Lines 26-27

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the word attends mean as it is used in line 1 of the poem?

• accompanies

• arrives

• determines

• forgets

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What do the second and third stanzas reveal about the people whom the speaker believes faces the most challenges?

• They live near one another in the town.

• The speaker encounters them every day.

• Most of their problems center around work and money.

• Before they experienced hardships, they were successful.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What can the reader infer from lines 25-28?

• If the people lived in a more beautiful area of town, they would no longer suffer.

• The people pretend to be satisfied without the things they desire because of their pride.

• The people are too proud to recognize the importance of the work they are doing for society.

• 
  Society appreciates the art that the people used to produce but ignores the work they do at their current jobs.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Read lines 29-32.

These ask no pity and seek no aid,

But the thought of them somehow is haunting;

And I wish I might fling at them every thing

That I know in their hearts they are wanting.

What do the lines reveal about the speaker in the poem?

• The speaker has never met the people burdened by everyday troubles.

• The speaker is too scared of the people burdened by everyday troubles to speak to them.

• The speaker empathizes with the people burdened by everyday troubles and wants to help them.

• The speaker believes that the people burdened by everyday troubles are the most important members of society.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which set of lines demonstrates a difference in point of view between the speaker and those suffering from hardships?

• Lines 7-8

• Lines 15-16

• Lines 21-24

• Lines 29-32

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is an idea from the poem that the images develop?

• People who cause suffering, like changes in nature, are often ignored.

• One can rely on the rewards of hard work, like one can rely on the tide.

• Extreme grief, like water levels at high tide, lessens as time passes.

• One cannot understand deep suffering, like one cannot see in deep water.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7