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read "Loveliest of trees, the cherry now" by A. E. Housman. Then answer the question.

The narrator in Housman's "Loveliest of trees, the cherry now" mentions his age while admiring the cherry trees. What theme does the narrator express by doing this?

• The narrator wants the reader to know how old he is.

• He and the cherry tree are the same age.

• The narrator believes that he is too old to enjoy the blossoms.

• He implies that we need to make the most of every day.

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read "miss rosie" by Lucille Clifton. Then answer the question.

Which statement best tells a theme of this poem?

• People can learn from the struggles of others.

• The speaker meets an old woman.

• We should live life to the fullest.

• Life is never a struggle.

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Which line from "I Am Offering this Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca is an example of simile?

• I am offering this poem to you,

• Since I have nothing else to give

• Keep it like a warm coat

• When winter comes to cover you

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read "I Am Offering this Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca. Then answer the question.

What is the overall emotion expressed in the third stanza of the poem?

• Cold and lonely

• Feeling lost and directionless

• Being safe and comforted

• Tired and overwhelmed

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Read "I Am Offering this Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca. Then answer the question.

Baca uses comforting imagery. Which lines have a more serious tone than the rest of the poem?

• It's all I have to give, / and all anyone needs to live,

• when the world outside / no longer cares if you live or die;

• so it is a pot full of yellow corn / to warm your belly in winter,

• remember. / I love you.

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Which sentence most clearly contains imagery?

• The roar of the ocean could be heard through the window.

• "This is highly unusual," the judge declared.

• Mia felt deep inside that her project was the best.

• Courage is about overcoming fear, not being fearless.

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Which feature is commonly found in sonnets?

• Deep praise of a specific subject

• Fourteen lines of iambic units

• An exciting story and a fast beat

• Great variation in form

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Which feature is commonly found in odes?

• An exciting story and a fast beat

• Fourteen lines of iambic units

• Deep praise of a specific subject

• A rhyming couplet at the end

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Which feature is commonly found in ballads?

• An exciting story and a fast beat

• Three stanzas with an abab rhyme scheme

• Deep praise of a specific subject

• A rhyming couplet at the end

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What is the implicit meaning of this passage?

Nick bumped into Arif at the grocery store. "Hi, Arif," said Nick. "Ali and I have an extra ticket to the concert this weekend. Do you want to go?"

"Maybe some other time," said Arif, walking away.

• Arif likes to spend time with Nick, but Nick does not like to spend time with Arif.

• Nick likes to spend time with Arif, but Arif does not like to spend time with Nick.

• Arif and Nick like to go to the grocery store.

• Arif and Nick like to spend time together.

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