Poetry Reading Comprehension

What point of view is the poem written?

• third person point of view

• first person point of view

• my point of view

• none of the above

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

In the third stanza, the author uses a simile comparing the ship and the moon to a prisoner. Line 20 and 21 read as follows: 20 A phantom ship, with each mast and spar 21 Across the moon like a prison bar The lines mean the ship passes by like a prison bar, it was like a wall where it prevents the light of the moon to reach the prisoner Is the lines 20 and 21 an example of a

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

The author's voice in the poem can be characterized as eager, excited, and anxious as he is warning the people. What lines from the poem supports this idea?

• Ready to ride and spread alarm; "For the country folk to be up and to arm"; Wanders and watches, with eager ears

• On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five

• By land or sea from town to-night

• Just as the moon rose over the bay

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

From the poem, the reader can conclude that Paul Revere is-

• eager to warn the people

• taking his time to warn the people

• causing trouble

• sad

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is Paul Revere warning the people of?

• bad weather

• a battle

• the invasion of the British

• a phantom ship

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

If the British attack from sea, how many lanterns will be hung in the North Church?

• two

• one

• three

• none

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader is called a _____.

• theme

• conflict

• genre

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In the poem, the author uses imagery to describe the setting. Which of the following lines best illustrates this use of imagery?

• A) The sun set in a blaze of orange and red.

• B) The clock struck midnight.

• C) The wind was strong.

• D) The room was silent.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the primary theme of the poem?

• A) The inevitability of change

• B) The beauty of nature

• C) The power of friendship

• D) The importance of honesty

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which literary device is used in the line 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3