Ode to Enchanted Light / Sleeping in the Forest

The poet’s purpose in “Ode to enchanted light” is to

• praise or celebrate light.

• mourn the passage of time.

• tell a story of a walk in the woods.

• express a personal emotion.

In “Ode to enchanted light,” an example of metaphor appears in lines

• 1–2.

• 3–5

• 6–7.

• 13–15.

What image does Pablo Neruda create with the simile in lines 8–9, “drifting down like clean / white sand”?

• the play of light and shadow in the branches

• the brightness of the white light

• the way light falls down from the sky

• the reflection created by light on the leaves

The image in lines 10–11 of “Ode to enchanted light” (“A cicada sends / its sawing song”) appeals to the sense of

• hearing.

• smell.

• taste.

• sight.

What does Pablo Neruda mean by saying “The world is / a glass overflowing / with water.” (lines 13–15)?

• The world is made of more water than land.

• The wonder and beauty of nature are endless.

• Few people can understand what the world is made of.

• People should appreciate and protect the world’s resources.

What image does Mary Oliver create with the example of personification in lines 1–5 of “Sleeping in the Forest”?

• the nearness of the stars

• feeling part of the kingdom of the insects

• sleeping in the lap of the earth

• the sound of the river washing over stones

In “Sleeping in the Forest,” an example of simile appears in

• lines 1–2.

• lines 6–7.

• line 9–10.

• lines 12–13.

The imagery in lines 5–11 of “Sleeping in the Forest” suggests a feeling of

• restlessness.

• confusion.

• contentment.

• excitement.

From evidence in “Sleeping in the Forest,” you can infer that

• nature soothes the speaker.

• stars frighten the speaker.

• the speaker is lonely.

• the speaker is homesick.

“Ode to Enchanted Light” and “Sleeping in the Forest” are alike in that they both

• have a distinct rhyme scheme.

• present a positive view of nature.

• show unusual events in nature.

• recount a personal experience.