Poetry Analysis Task Cards

The imagery in Neruda’s poem appeals primarily to the senses of 

• Taste and sight
• Touch and taste 
• Sight and hearing 
• Smell and touch 

Which one of the following lines contains alliteration? 

• “latticework of braches” (line 5)
• “drifting down like clean” (line 8)
• “high into the empty air” (line 12)
• “a glass overflowing” (line 14) 

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which one of the following images is an example of a simile? 

• “light/has dropped from the top of the sky” (lines 1-2) 
• “light/like a green/latticework of branches” (lines 3-5)
• “its sawing song” (line 11) 
• “”The world is/a glass overflowing/with water” (lines 13-15) 

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

The image of the light “drifting down like clean/white sand” appeals to the sense of 

• Hearing 
• Smell
• Sight
• Taste

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The fork in the simile in line 3 represents 

• A spider’s web
• An eating utensil
• Streets and pavements 
• A snow-covered tree branch 

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

In line 4, personification is used to create an image of a 

• Strong wind 
• Snow-covered tree
• Beautiful snowdrift 
• Quiet setting 

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

The alliteration in line 8 emphasizes

• Speed
• Softness 
• Coldness
• Danger

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which of the following is a simile that describes a fence covered with snow? 

• “Every branch big with it” (line 1) 
• “The palings are glued together like a wall” (line 7)
• “A snow-lump thrice his own slight size” (line 11)
• “is brush/Starts off a volley of other lodging lumps with a rush” (lines 15-16) 

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which statement describes the pattern of rhyme in this poem? 

• Only the first four lines rhyme 
• Every other line rhymes 
• Every pair of lines rhymes 
• Many lines do not rhyme 

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which expression is an example of personification? 

• “Some flakes have lost their way” (line 5) 
• “A sparrow enters the tree” (line 9) 
• “The steps are a blanched slope” (Line 17) 
• “A black cat comes, wide-eyed and thin” (line 19) 

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5