9th Grade 4.2

How does the author’s positive diction impact the tone of the poem?

• It explains the tragedies of war which contributes to the sarcastic tone.

• It shows the work ethic of the war which contributes to the inspirational tone.

• It contrasts the expected feelings of war which contributes to the mourning tone.

• It highlights the new opportunities that war brings which contributes to the optimistic tone.

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How does the poet use imagery in stanza 1 to emphasize the chaos that war creates?

• by describing the different jobs that are required to save people

• by showing the need for regular citizens to step in and help the soldiers

• by explaining the effects of what seeing these horrors can do to people

• by highlighting the destruction that is caused to the citizens and families during wartime

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Read the poem The War Works Hard, then respond to questions 1-10. Read the last stanza of the poem. Yet no one gives it a word of praise. How does the narrator’s perspective in these lines contribute to the satire in the poem? (R.1.3)

• by calling people to action to give war the praise it deserves

• by implying that people are unaware of the change war creates

• by revealing that people do not view war as a positive impact on society

• by mocking the government officials for their absence of leadership during the war

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Read the poem The War Works Hard, then respond to questions 1-10. Select two reasons why the narrator in the passage uses personification in stanza 2. (R.3.4)

• to highlight the perseverance the war has to improve the country

• to explain how the war is misunderstood and is trying to help the people

• to emphasize the impact it has on the country similar to a person’s work ethic

• to show the different people of the country that are affected by its nonstop hard work

• to convey the true intentions of the war contrasted with the typical characteristics of war

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How does the speaker’s experience impact their perspective of war?

• The speaker has experience living under a dictatorship, which emphasizes her perspective that war is unifying.

• The speaker has experience living in a war torn country, which emphasizes her perspective that war is cruel and destructive.

• The speaker has experience being the target of a dictator, which emphasizes her perspective that war is worthy of praise.

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Part B: Which detail from the poem best supports the answer to the previous question? (R.1.3)

• Yet no one gives it a word of praise. (lines 35-36)

• …teaches lovers to write letters accustoms young women to waiting (lines 24-25)

• …paints a smile on the leader’s face. It works with unparalleled diligence! (lines 33-34)

• and dispatches ambulances to various places swings corpses through the air (lines 5-7)

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Why does the author use imagery in Stanza 1?

• To emphasize the emotional toll war has on society.

• To reveal the logical decisions behind beginning a war.

• To persuade the reader to take action against a war torn country.

• To highlight the ethical consequences of children’s participation during wartime.

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The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B. Read line 25. accustoms young women to waiting Part A: Which word could replace accustoms without changing the meaning of the line?

• A. adapts

• B. forces

• C. resigns

• D. satisfies

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Part B: Which line from the poem provides clues to the answer in Part A?

• A. “builds new houses” (line 28)

• B. “invigorates the coffin makers” (line 30)

• C. “teaches lovers to write letters” (line 24)

• D. “and urges families to emigrate.” (line 12)

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Based on the etymology, what is the meaning of diligence as used in line 34 of the poem? (V.1.2)

diligence

Adjective

from Latin diligentem- “attentive, careful,"

from Old French diligent- “accomplish what is undertaken”

• Effort

• Cruelty

• Honor

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