8th Poetry Analysis Quiz Review !

What is the effect of the poem’s structure? Select two correct answers.

• The speaker reveals a lot about a daily routine.

• The speaker describes images clearly.

• The speaker uses several symbols to express emotions.

• The speaker identifies the topic of the poem easily.

• The speaker encourages the reader to add to the story.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the effect of the poem’s unchanging meter and rhythm?

• It heightens a sense of melancholy.

• It reveals an implied enthusiasm.

• It suggests a state of embarrassment.

• It explains a misunderstanding.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

How are the themes, “ everything is subject to decay or disappearance ” and “there is no point in trying to hold onto what has been lost,” developed similarly? Select two correct answers.

• The author develops the themes by using a house as a symbol for the brain. and decay as a memory problem within that brain.

• The author develops the themes by showing multiple perspectives on memories.

• The author develops the themes by using figurative language to describe his happiness.

• The author develops the themes by using the phrases "poor fancy play" and "wasted skill."

• The author develops the themes by having the main character find his missing memories.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Read the lines from the passage. "They are all gone away,

The House is shut and still,

There is nothing more to say" (lines 1-3) How does the use of the rhetorical device, "They are all gone away," impact the stanza?

• It illustrates the author's extreme loss when it comes to memory.

• It demonstrates the poet's contentment when it comes to memory loss.

• It explains that the poet has finally found all of his missing memories.

• It represents the confidence that the poet has after losing his memories.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B. Part A How does the setting of an abandoned and broken house develop the themes of "everything is subject to decay or disappearance" and "there is no point in trying to hold onto what has been lost"?

• It creates a place of quiet reflection and rest for the speaker of the poem.

• It creates a place of loneliness, destruction, and loss for the speaker of the poem.

• It creates a place of many memories and regrets for the speaker of the poem.

• It creates a place of solitude and resilience for the speaker of the poem.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Part B What details from the passage support your answer in Part A?

• My heart is what it was before, A house where people come and go;

• I light the lamp and lay the cloth, I blow the coals to blaze again;

• There is ruin and decay, For them is wasted skill:...

• I watched your love a little while, And brought my plants into the house.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4