Carry by Linda Hogan

Carry by Linda Hogan

10th Grade

10 Qs

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Carry by Linda Hogan

Carry by Linda Hogan

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.8, RI. 9-10.9, RL.9-10.10

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

Used 7+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Based on the author’s use of figurative language, which statement best describes the tone of the poem?

still and peaceful

exhilarating and inspiring

mournful yet hopeful

lovely yet dangerous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read lines 24–29 of “Carry.”

It says, come close, you who want to swallow me; already I am part of you. Come near. I will shape myself around you so soft, so calm I will carry you down to a world you never knew or dreamed,

What does the personification of the water in these lines symbolize?

  Betrayal

Comfort

Irritation

  Nourishment

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It was beautiful, that water,

like a silver coin stretched thin

enough to feed us all,

smooth as skin before anyone knew

the undertow’s1 rough hands

Which phrase from lines 15–19 of “Carry” contributes most to the tone of reverence for the water?

  that water (line 15)

  undertow’s rough hands (line 19)

enough to feed us all (line 17)

  stretched thin (line 16)

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read lines 1–14 from “Carry.” These lines develop a theme of a relationship between —

child and parent

fear and courage

predator and prey

regret and contentment

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In “Carry”, the water is most likely a symbol of --

Death and Rebirth

Youth

Regret

Reflection

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the figurative language in lines 15 , 16?

personification

repetition

metaphor

simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the figurative language in lines 17 , 18?

personification

repetition

metaphor

simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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