Poetry and Literary Elements

Read the first stanza of "Your World"

"Your world is as big as you make it.

I know, for I used to abide

In the narrowest nest in a corner,

My wings pressing close to my side" (lines 1-4)

Which statement best explains the poetic effect in this stanza?

• The use of metaphor shows how the speaker once felt trapped by their surroundings.

• The use of personification shows how the speaker once felt connected to nature.

• The use of simile shows how the speaker once felt lonely in the home where they lived.

• The use of rhythm shows how the speaker once felt joyful in a small space.

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Read lines 5 and 6 of "Your World"

"But I sighted the distant horizon

Where the skyline encircled the sea"

What feeling does this imagery create?

• a feeling of danger

• a feeling of freedom

• a feeling of uncertainty

• a feeling of relaxation

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Fill in the bubble before the pair of lines from “Flying” that includes both alliteration and rhyme.

• At night in bed, I drop my head,

• and soon I dream I’m flying!

• When I hit the hay, I’m up away.

• Above the sky I’m flying! (lines 1–8)

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Read lines 11 and 12 of “Flying.” “The stars applaud. I’m flying!” Which poetic element is used in these lines?

• simile

• alliteration

• rhyme

• personification

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Which statement best describes the effect of the rhyme and rhythm in “Flying”?

• They create a feeling of tiredness as the speaker falls asleep.

• They create feeling of hope as the speaker thinks about the future.

• They create a feeling of joy as the speaker has a dream.

• They create a feeling of fear as the speaker tries to return home.

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What inference can be made from paragraphs 1 and 2?

• The boys have never been sledding.

• The boys are interested to learn about the soldiers.

• The soldiers have been in Boston for a long time.

• The soldiers are avoiding the boys.

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Fill in the bubble before one sentence that best supports the answer to Part A.

• The snow squeaked beneath their boots as the three boys tramped toward Sherburn’s Hill, their favorite sledding hill in all of Boston.

• The streets were quiet that snowy January morning in 1775, with only a tight group of British soldiers marching boldly past the silent houses.

• The boys ignored the soldiers, being used to them.

• A few thousand British troops were now in Boston, hoping to crush the colonists’ growing rebellion against the king and his laws.

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What does the word properly mean in paragraph 4?

• correctly

• hopefully

• painlessly

• quickly

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Which phrase from paragraph 4 is the best context clue for the meaning of properly?

• that awful day last spring

• proudly holding the horse’s leg

• a bone in Sam’s leg cracked

• the bone was never set right

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Reread paragraph 5. Why do Sam’s cheeks turn red?

• He is in pain.

• He is out of breath.

• He is very cold.

• He is embarrassed.

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