Feb Review

In line 5, what does the word swoon mean?

• Laugh

• Play

• Faint

• Scream

The reader can tell that the speaker in this poem is a running shoe who is — 

• Satisfied with being a shoe

• unhappy with his life as a shoe

• jealous of other shoes

• proud of his owner

What is the rhyme scheme in lines 1-4?

• AABA

• AABB

• ABCB

• ABAB

Which line from the poem helps the reader imagine the speaker’s experience while running?

• my owner doesn’t have a better plan

• my heel is striking up and down

• I think you get the gist.

• just remember it’s not always fun

According to the speaker of the poem, life for a shoe can be difficult because — 

• it is always too hot 

• the owner has too many pairs of shoes 

• being used is painful and stressful 

• trash cans are smelly 

In lines 16 through 19, what is the most likely reason the poet uses imagery to describe what happens to the shoes?  Support your answer with evidence from the poem.

Read these lines from the poem.

     (16) The next time you take us for a run
     (17) just remember it’s not always fun,

In line 16, the poet uses the pronoun “us” to refer to —

• the writer of the poem

• a pair of running shoes

• professional joggers

• people who don’t like to run