A Voice Pat Mora

In “A Voice,” the phrase “lights on the stage unrelenting / as the desert sun” is

• A a simile. 
• B. not descriptive
• C. a metaphor
• D. dialogue 

In “A Voice,” whose eyes does the speaker say are “also unrelenting”?

• A the eyes of the people who speak Spanish at home
• the eyes of the speaker’s children
• the eyes of the speaker
• the eyes of students who spoke English every night

. In “A Voice,” who is the “judge without a courtroom”?

• the speaker’s mother
• the speaker’s grandfather
• the speaker’s aunt
• the speaker’s brother

What does the phrase “spunky as a peacock” mean in the poem?

• colorful and fancy
• brave and energetic
• loud and bossy
• quiet and hidden

Which of these phrases from “A Voice” includes imagery?

• “your voice is the voice”
• “This is America, Mom.”
• “stick in your throat like an ice-cube”
• “The undo-able is done”

In “A Voice,” the speaker’s family seems

• informal and fun-loving.
• strict, but strong and supportive
• unconnected and uncaring.
• formal and unsupportive.

In “Words Like Freedom,” the line “On my heartstrings freedom sings” helps you visualize the speaker’s

• loud voice.
• great joy.
• love of singing.
• weak heart.

The line “If you had known what I know” in “Words Like Freedom” shows that certain words are important to the speaker because of

• the speaker’s love of words.
• the dictionary meanings of the words.
• the fact that the words are capitalized
• the speaker’s personal experiences.

In both poems, each poet values 

• speaking more than one language.
• making speeches about democracy.
• the experiences of individual people.
• being able to sing well.

 Both poems share the idea that 

• we can sing about freedom
• anyone can laugh or cry
• being free to express ourselves is important.
• we cannot understand others well.