Pre-Test - After Rain

What images might the poet be trying to evoke by indenting some lines and not others?

• the uncertainty of the future

• the winding of a country road

• the way nature is reborn in the spring

• the difficulty we have connecting with nature

How does the author’s use of a short exclamation in line 13 develop the theme of the poem?

• It marks an expression of joy, showing that great things can come from the darkest moments.

• It marks a rejection of the ideas in the first three stanzas, suggesting that happiness depends on one’s perspective.

• It marks a sudden shift to show how nature is resilient, following gloomy moments with hopeful ones.

• It marks a sign of danger, suggesting that the beauty of nature comes with serious consequences.

How do the word choices in the third stanza (lines 9–12) set a mood?

• They set a mood of gentle caring.

• They set a mood of quietly waiting.

• They set a mood of feeling disappointed.

• They set a mood of appreciation for beauty.

Select the word choices from the third stanza that support the answer in Question 3.

• “air,” “rain,” “leave,” and “calm”

• “hushed,” “still drips,” “soft,” and “calm”

• “drips and stirs,” “little grief,” and “denies”

• “emerald shade,” “fretting leaf,” and “insistence”