Savvas Poetry

In “Sonnet, With Bird,” what event causes the speaker great sorrow?

• The death of the childhood friend he once visited.

• The death of his bird.

• The death of his parents.

• The loss of his job.

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In “Fences,” what point is the poet making when the mother repeats, “It’s their beach. / It’s their beach”?

• It is sad to see poor people who don't feel they can use their own beach.

• It is unusual to see fences on the beach.

• It tells the story of children playing in the sand.

• It shows the difference between a lake beachfront and an ocean beachfront.

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What is perspective?

• watching something from afar.

• how a person sees or perceives something

• learning how to do something

• teaching someone a skill

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In “Sonnet, With Bird,” how does the speaker feel in his London hotel?

• happiness

• loneliness

• excitement

• joy

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What is a way in which “Sonnet, With Bird” departs from traditional sonnet form?

• Its fourteen lines run together without line breaks.

• It has thirteen lines.

• Its fourteen lines with no theme.

• Its twelve lines that run together.

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In “Fences,” what is the reason the poet uses the title “Fences”?

• To refer to the fences around his home.

• To make the reader think there are tall fences in the park.

• To show that there is a difference between the homes.

• To show the barrier between the tourists and the speaker and her family.

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In “Sonnet, With Bird,” how do the speaker and his childhood friend feel when they meet again at the London pub?

• angry

• curious

• nervous

• happy

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In “Elliptical,” who are the speakers, and about whom are they speaking?

• Society speaking to the upper class..

• Society speaking about their wealth.

• Society speaking about a group that they look down upon.

• Society speaking about laws and rules.

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What do the details in this passage suggest are the reasons that the speaker associates quails with Indians?

"A gathering of quail is called a bevy. A gathering of Indians is called a tribe. When quails speak, they call it a song. When Indians sing, the air is heavy with grief. When quails grieve, they lie down next to their dead. When Indians die, the quail speaks."

• Both speak and both fly.

• Both live together in groups and both grieve when one dies.

• Both get along and both die.

• Both have leaders and both are kind.

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What is a sonnet?

• four lines in a poem that rhyme

• a twelve-line poem that contains three line stanzas

• a poem with rhyme and is lyrical

• a fourteen-line poem that contains three four-line stanzas and final two-line stanza

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