6th RLA Blitz Assignment 3

The poet ends lines 1 through 4 and lines 8 through 11 with the word “song” in order to emphasize the speaker’s

• A. battle with the song

• B. sadness without the song

• C. annoyance with the song

• D. anticipation of the song

Why does the poet include similes in lines 5 through 7?

• A. To describe how powerfully the spring song emerges

• B. To identify the plants that grow in spring

• C. To highlight the colors that bloom from the flowers

• D. To express the idea that the speaker does not want spring to come

Which line from the poem suggests that a bird flew across the sky?

• A. And the red sun shouldered his way up (line 3)

• B. Through the grey, through the blue, (line 4)

• C. Through the lilac mists. (line 5)

• D. A blur of moving black against the sun, (line 8)

In line 12, the phrase “And I laughed” indicates that the speaker -

• A. thinks that the springtime is hilarious

• B. is overjoyed to experience the spring morning

• C. is trying to imitate the sound of the bird’s song

• D. thinks stretching is comical

Read lines 3 through 5 from the poem. The poet uses personification in these lines to describe -

• A. the song of a bird in the morning

• B. the way the colors of the sunrise replace the colors of night

• C. the size of the sun compared to the earth

• D. the way the sun heats the earth

In the poem “At the Spring Dawn,” what is the most likely reason the poet uses exclamation points in line 6?

• A. To highlight the speaker’s anger with springtime

• B. To convey the speaker’s anxiety about the sun rising

• C. To emphasize the speaker’s excitement for the spring morning

• D. To show how long it has been since the speaker last saw the sunrise

Throughout “At the Spring Dawn,” spring is presented as a time that should be greeted with -

• A. nervousness and doubt

• B. determination and self-control

• C. sorrow and regret

• D. thankfulness and excitement

Short Constructed Response: Read the question carefully. Then enter your answer in the box provided.

What is one message that BOTH poets communicate in “An Earth Song” and “At the Spring Dawn?” Support your answer with evidence from the poems.

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Analysis

Writing Review - Use the text below to answer the following questions.

What change needs to be made in sentence 2?

• A. Change Although to As

• B. Change weather to whether

• C. Change flowers to flower’s

• D. Change become to became

Writing Review - Use the text below to answer the following questions.

What revision, if any, is needed in sentence 4?

• A. A season full of excitement and joy, spring is, which we watch the world come alive again after the cold winter months.

• B. After the cold winter months and we watch the world come alive again, spring is a season full of excitement and joy.

• C. Spring is a season full of excitement and joy as we watch the world come alive again after the cold winter months.

• D. No change is needed.