Read the example of personification and imagery below: “Around her Machinery growls, Snarls and ploughs, Great patches of her skin” What is the author conveying with these lines?

Mankind has destroyed the area around her

That mankind has not promised her anything

That nature does not concern itself with what we value

Mankind is reacting to the volcano erupting down below

What does the word dislodge mean in the context of the poem?

To knock or force out of position

When you leave a place previously occupied

To maintain a position of defense

Read the example of personification below “Clearing the twigs from her throat” What is the poet describing literally here? Keep in mind the volcano is in the process of erupting.

trees/sticks being ripped away from the mountain due to the force of the volcano

trees/sticks being planted on the side of the mountain

how Mt. St. Helens is very sick and old

trees/sticks being blown away from the windy winter

The author uses the figurative language in the previous question to —

emphasize the intensity of a volcano finally erupting

to emphasize the sound of the volcano erupting

use a word that imitates the sound it describes

to show what the sky looked like in th morning

Which line from the poem best expresses the speaker's love and connection to nature?

“With one hand free she finds her weapons, and raises them high”

“Clearing the twigs from her throat”

Extended metaphor question (what are the two things being compared throughout the poem)

An old woman to a volcano erupting

A mountain to the winter coming

A mountain to a blanket being pulled off someone

Why does the poet include the alliteration “she sings, she sings, shaking the sky” at the end of the poem?

To emphasize the roaring of the eruption taking place

To emphasize the volcano is actually not going to erupt

To suggest the mountain has gone back to sleep like before

The personification in the line “she finds her weapons, raises them high” suggests that–

The idea of the mountain feeling the need to defend herself against mankind using rocks, lava, and ash

The mountain is yearning for a fight

The idea of the mountain telling the reader to not appreciate nature

Loo-Wit Poem Analysis and Comprehension Quiz

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

1. What is the point of view of the speaker?

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

None of the above

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The author’s choice of this point of view allows the author to—

focus only on quotes by other people

distract the reader

use bigger words to help the reader expand his or her vocabulary

present information from an outside perspective

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What genre of writing best fits this selection?

Autobiographical narrative

Poetry

Fantasy

Horror

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What is most likely the symbolism of the “old woman” that “spits her black tobacco” in the selection?

It represents a volcano eruption

It represents life and death

It represents day and night

None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Read the following excerpt from the selection: “from her bumpy bed.” What literary device is used?

Alliteration

Rhyme

Repetition

Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The author uses the literary device in the previous question to —

remind the reader what the poem is about

create a rhythm with words

clarify multiple meanings of the word

make the story more believable

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What does the old woman sprinkling ash on the snow represent in the poem?

Ashes landing from a volcanic eruption.

The old woman spreading her ashes

The winter season

The volcano lying dormant

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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Loo-Wit Poem Analysis and Comprehension Quiz

1. What is the point of view of the speaker?

The author’s choice of this point of view allows the author to—

What genre of writing best fits this selection?

What is most likely the symbolism of the “old woman” that “spits her black tobacco” in the selection?

Read the following excerpt from the selection: “from her bumpy bed.” What literary device is used?

The author uses the literary device in the previous question to —

What does the old woman sprinkling ash on the snow represent in the poem?

Read the example of personification and imagery below: “Around her Machinery growls, Snarls and ploughs, Great patches of her skin” What is the author conveying with these lines?

Using context clues, what definition most likely matches the word crouches as it is used in line 27?

What does the word dislodge mean in the context of the poem?

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