Without Title

In the poem "Without Title," how does the imagery of the buffalo contribute to the understanding of the father's cultural experience?

• It symbolizes the father's complete detachment from his cultural past.

• It represents the father's struggle to maintain his cultural identity in a modern world.

• It indicates the father's success in adapting to city life.

• It shows the father's indifference to his cultural heritage.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6

How does the poem "Without Title" reflect the theme of loss and adaptation?

• The father loses his cultural identity and fails to adapt to city life.

• The father adapts to city life while retaining elements of his cultural identity.

• The father completely rejects his cultural identity in favor of city life.

• The father is unable to adapt to city life and remains stuck in the past.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6

In what way does the poem "Without Title" reflect a universal theme of adaptation and survival?

• It shows that adaptation is unnecessary for survival.

• It illustrates that adaptation is a natural part of survival, even when cultural elements are lost.

• It suggests that survival is only possible by rejecting one's cultural identity.

• It indicates that survival is independent of cultural adaptation.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What role does the imagery of the "animal tracks" and "aerial on his old car" play in the poem?

• It highlights the father's complete assimilation into city life.

• It emphasizes the father's connection to his cultural roots despite living in the city.

• It shows the father's indifference to his cultural heritage.

• It indicates the father's rejection of his cultural identity.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Reread line 18. "I remember the silence of his lost power." This line suggests that the speaker —

• thinks her father is weak

• understands the depth of her father’s loss

• lacks respect for her father

• remembers her father as not speaking much

What role does the setting have in the poem?

• The setting of the city illustrates how the father’s life is in conflict with his culture, which is rooted in the natural world.

• The setting alternates between the city and the hunting grounds, illustrating how the father never adapted to either environment.

• The setting moves from the hunting grounds to the city, illustrating how life has improved for the father.

• The setting of the hunting grounds illustrates how the father lost his spiritual connection to the buffalo after their extinction.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A: How does the tone of the poem reflect a theme?

• The hopeful tone reflects how the speaker observes the ways in which her father has adjusted to his new life in the city.

• The sad tone reflects how the speaker observes the ways in which her father experiences the loss of his culture and authority.

• The angry tone reflects how the speaker observes the deteriorating relationship between her mother and father.

• The gloomy tone reflects how the speaker observes how quickly her childhood traditions have disappeared.

Part B: Fill in the circle before the highlighted line from lines 18–22 of the poem that best supports the answer to Part A.

• I remember the silence of his lost power,

• the red buffalo painted on his chest.

• Oh, I couldn’t see it

• but it was there, and in the night I heard

• his buffalo grunts like a snore.

The poem refers to two settings, a modern American city and the father’s culture of origin. What is the poet’s purpose in contrasting these two settings?

In the poem 'Without Title,' what does the imagery of the buffalo symbolize?

• A) The father's complete detachment from his cultural past.

• B) The father's struggle to maintain his cultural identity in a modern world.

• C) The father's success in adapting to city life.

• D) The father's indifference to his cultural heritage.