Poetry Analysis Quiz

What effect does the structure of the poem in Passage 1 have on its overall meaning?

• The repetition of lines 1 and 3 allows the speaker to emphasize his message to the subject of resisting death.

• The repetition of lines 1 and 3 allows the speaker to propose a problem with death, and compare the loss of life with nature.

• The repetition of lines 1 and 3 allows the speaker to emphasize his message to the subject of accepting death.

• The repetition of lines 1 and 3 allows the speaker to tell various types of men how to approach death.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

How do the last four lines of Passage 1 create a shift?

• The last stanza allows the speaker to address the subject with anger and rage.

• The last stanza allows the speaker to address the subject with sorrow and lament.

• The last stanza allows the speaker to address the subject and implore him not to die.

• The last stanza compares the speaker to address the subject and encourages him to calmly accept death.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

What effect does the structure of the poem in Passage 2 have on its overall meaning?

• The grouping of the lines allows the speaker to propose his conflict with immortality and death.

• The grouping of the lines allows the speaker to express his love for the various stages of nature.

• The grouping of the lines allows the speaker to compare the harsh realities of death to the intensity of nature.

• The grouping of the lines allows the speaker to compare his age to various stages of nature.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

How does the final ending couplet in Passage 2 impact the meaning of the poem?

• The speaker emphasizes that their love must be strengthened by the knowledge that their loved one will soon be gone.

• The speaker’s love rebuts the speaker’s dreams of immortality and makes the speaker realize love doesn’t last forever.

• The speaker shares specific examples of nature to prove that nature lasts forever, just like his love.

• The speaker summarizes his dismay for the future.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

How does the structure of Passage 1 help the speaker approach life and death differently than the speaker of Passage 2?

• It uses a regular rhyme scheme to create a melodic and upbeat tone towards an unpleasant topic.

• It uses a repetitive rhyme scheme to create a sense of desperation.

• It uses each stanza to create dialogue between the speaker and his subject to elaborate on why he should fight death.

• It lacks any rhyme scheme that makes the poem sound erratic, which mirrors the speaker's own sanity.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

Select two statements to show how the authors in both Passage 1 and Passage 2 approach death.

• The author in Passage 1 varies between words such as “light” and “night” to suggest the battle against life and death.

• The author in Passage 2 uses words such as “consumed” and “strong” to show how people can defeat death.

• The author in Passage 1 uses words such as “gentle” and “good” to argue how we should approach death with gentleness and acceptance.

• The author in Passage 2 uses imagery to show aging and the passing of time to make the reader aware of life’s end.

• The author in Passage 1 alludes or makes references to good and evil to show how chaotic life is.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7