What If We Were Alone?

1. Part A Which word best describes the mood of the poem?

• a. frightening
• b. mysterious
• c. gloomy
• d. romantic

2. Part B Which line or lines from the poem most clearly contribute to this mood?

• a. line 1
• b. line 8
• c. lines 9–10
• d. lines 13–14

3. Which statement reflects most clearly what is suggested by line 20 of the poem?

• a. Earth is deeply connected to space.
• b. The moon causes Earth to go silent.
• c. Mysterious things happen in nature.
• d. Nature is powerful and always present.

4. The phrase "What if" is repeated in the title and the first stanza, What does this repetition indicate about the speaker?

• a. Repeating the phrase shows is rhymes
• b. Repeating the phrase suggests that the speaker is uncertain and is questions
• c. The repeated phrase shows the truth about space and earth
• d. The repeated phrase shows it is a free verse poem

5. In line 15, the poet repeats the sound of r in “rolls” and “rises.” How does this repetition and alliteration affect the poem’s mood?

• a. The repetition of the sound emphasizes those verbs and affects the rhythm, makin the mood even more mysterious.
• b. The repetition of the sound affects the voice and shows the humorous mood.
• c. The repetition of the sound suggests that is rhymes and shows the rhythm and calm mood
• d. The repetition of the sound makes the poem calming and the rhythm develops the mood

6. "Each glittering point of light beckons" is an example of:

• personification
• hyperbole
• rhyme
• repitition

7. "the mind goes hallow" is an example of:

• repitition
• rhyme
• metaphor
• similie

8. "The moon rolls through the trees and waits" is an example of:

• personification
• rhyme
• similie
• onomatopoeia

9. "A voice floats from rock to sandbar" is an example of:

• hyperbole
• similie
• personification
• alliteration

10. "River, rock, rises" is an example of:

• similie
• rhyme
• alliteration
• hyperbole