I Like to See It Lap the Miles

I like to see the miles,

And lick the valleys up,

And stop to feed itself at tanks;

And then, prodigious step.

What is the meaning of prodigious?

• Enormous

• Careful

• Slight

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When the speaker of "I Like to See It..." says "I Like to see it lap the Miles--" she is referring to the train's 

• size

• noise

• speed

• steam

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

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CCSS.RL.7.5

What is the poet's tone in "I Like to See it..."?

• admiring

• critical

• regretful

• uncaring

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What action is the train performing in lines 4-5 of "I Like to See it..."?

• Picking up passengers on mountains

• helping to level mountains

• driving around mountains

• going through a tunnel in the mountains

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

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CCSS.RL.7.4

The use of the word "supercilious" in line 6 of "I Like to See it..." makes the train seem like a 

• powerful machine

• modern car

• disobedient horse

• conceited person

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Lines 11-12 of "I Like to See it..." describe the

• train's passengers

• sounds the train makes

• speaker in the poem

• people watching the train

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

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What is the main theme of the poem 'I Like to See It Lap the Miles'?

• The power and majesty of nature

• The industrial revolution and its impact

• The beauty of rural landscapes

• The speed and efficiency of trains

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'I Like to See It Lap the Miles'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.8.4

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CCSS.RL.8.5

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In the poem, what does the phrase 'lap the Miles' suggest about the train?

• Its hunger

• Its speed

• Its size

• Its noise

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the word 'supercilious' imply about the train in the poem?

• It is humble

• It is arrogant

• It is slow

• It is noisy

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4