Exploring Imagery in Poetry

What is the main theme of the poem?

• The beauty of nature

• The struggle between physical and mental exhaustion

• The joy of traveling

• The importance of sleep

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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 does the speaker do when weary with toil?

• Goes for a walk

• Hastes to bed

• Writes poetry

• Eats a meal

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What begins when the speaker goes to bed?

• A peaceful sleep

• A journey in the speaker's head

• A dream about travel

• A conversation with a friend

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What keeps the speaker's eyelids open wide?

• The sound of the wind

• The light from the moon

• Thoughts of a zealous pilgrimage

• The noise of the city

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the speaker's soul's imaginary sight present?

• A beautiful landscape

• The shadow of the beloved

• A bright future

• A peaceful dream

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How does the speaker describe the night when thinking of the beloved?

• As a dark and lonely place

• As a time for rest and relaxation

• As beauteous and with a new face

• As a time for reflection

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the effect of the beloved's shadow on the night?

• It makes the night more frightening

• It makes the night more beautiful

• It makes the night more mysterious

• It makes the night more peaceful

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the speaker compare the beloved's shadow to?

• A star in the sky

• A jewel hung in ghastly night

• A flower in a garden

• A bird in flight

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the speaker find no quiet for?

• The body and the soul

• The mind and the heart

• The limbs and the mind

• The eyes and the ears

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the speaker intend to do with their thoughts?

• Forget about the day's toil

• Plan the next day's work

• Make a zealous pilgrimage to the beloved

• Write a letter to a friend

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9