World in hounding me & Upon the burning of our house quiz

What is the theme of "Upon the burning of our house"?

• Things will be lost through time so you should hold on to material things.

• Slow and steady wins the race.

• It is important to have faith with spiritual wealth over material wealth.

• The joy of material wealth and its impact on happiness.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

From "Upon the burning of our house",

"The flame consume my dwelling place."

What is the correct paraphrase for this sentence?

• The fire is spreading throughout my house

• Flame is hungry and is eating my meal

• My food is on fire

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

In "Upon the burning of our house", what does the poet ultimately find peace in?

• reconstruction of her house

• support of her community

• Her faith in God and the promise of heaven

• memories of her lost possessions

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

How does the poet describe her initial reaction to the fire in "Upon the burning of our house"?

• With calm acceptance

• With anger and frustration

• With fear and sorrow

• With no concern

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

From "Upon the Burning of Our House", which Literary Device(s)/Technique(s) are predominantly used?

(2 correct answers)

• Inverted Syntax

• Foreshadowing

• Imagery

• Paradox

• Flashback

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What does vanity mean as it is used in the poem "World in hounding me"?

• Excessive admiration of ones own appearance

• A dressing table; usually in a bathroom

• A feeling of worthlessness over yourself

• being sane; rational behavior

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Fill in the blank from "Upon the burning of our house",

'And to my ___ my heart did cry'

• eye

• man

• fox

• God

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Fill in the blank from "World in hounding me"

'_________________ bring me no treasure'

(Underscores may not line up with number of characters in answer)

• Wealth and Costliness

• Costliness and wealth

• Comeliness and vanity

• Vanity and comeliness

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the theme of "World in hounding me"?

• having friends makes no need for self-promotion of looks

• it is important to value your faith and religion, over your inside values

• people value outside appearances more than their inside values, and it should be the other way around

• it is good to accept people no matter what they value or how they look

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the correct paraphrase for this sentence?

'I prize no comeliness'

• I do not try to be beautiful

• I don't care about money

• My own beauty does not matter to me

• just give me my money

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4