5.6.5 Practice

Use, "The First Snow," to answer the following question:

What is personified in line 1 of the poem?

• The ground

• The snowflakes

• The trees

• The sky

Answer explanation

✅ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: “Snowflakes whisper” gives snowflakes a human trait (whispering).
Incorrect Answers:

• A: “The ground” isn’t given a human trait.

• C & D: Neither is personified in that line.

Use, "The First Snow," to answer the following question:
What feeling does the poem’s final stanza (lines 9–10) create?

• Confusion

• Excitement

• Calmness

• Anger

Answer explanation

✅ Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The words “quiet hush,” “soft,” and “chaste” show peace and calm.
Incorrect Answers:

• A: No confusion is present.

• B: Earlier lines show excitement, but this one is calm.

• D: No anger is expressed in the poem.

Use, "The First Snow," to answer the following question:

Which line contains a metaphor?

• “Trees stand still in frosty coats”

• “Snowflakes whisper to the ground”

• “Children dash with mittened hands”

• “Laughter rolls across the sky”

Answer explanation

✅ Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Trees don’t actually wear coats; the line compares snow to coats—this is a metaphor.
Incorrect Answers:

• B & D: These are examples of personification.

• C: A literal description.

Use, "The First Snow," to answer the following question:

Which theme is best shown in the poem?

• Nature is dangerous in winter.

• People enjoy time in snow.

• Animals stay inside when it’s cold.

• Winter lasts forever.

Answer explanation

✅ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Lines show children playing and enjoying the snow.
Incorrect Answers:

• A: The poem doesn’t show danger.

• C: No mention of animals.

• D: There's no suggestion about winter’s length.

Use, "The First Snow," to answer the following question:

What effect does the rhyme have on the poem?

• It makes the poem easier to memorize.

• It makes the poem hard to follow.

• It focuses on facts.

• It adds surprise.

Answer explanation

✅ Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Rhyme gives the poem a musical rhythm, helping readers remember it.
Incorrect Answers:

• B: The poem is smooth and clear.

• C: It's about emotions and imagery, not facts.

• D: Rhyme doesn't add surprise in this context.

Use, "The First Snow," to answer the following question:

Which line from the poem shows an example of assonance, or repeated vowel sounds?

• "Laughter rolls across the sky"

• “Blanketing the earth all ‘round”

• “Children dash with mittened hands”

• “The world feels new, like time erased”

Answer explanation

✅ Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The long “e” sound in “feels” and “erased” along with the long “i” in “time” and “like” create repeated vowel sounds, a sign of assonance.
Incorrect Answers:

• A & B: No consistent vowel repetition.

• C: Focuses more on consonant sounds.

Use, "The First Snow," to answer the following question:

Which line contains an example of consonance, or the repetition of consonant sounds?

• “Trees stand still in frosty coats”

• “Snowflakes whisper to the ground”

• “Laughter rolls across the sky”

• “Until the day is chased away by night”

Answer explanation

Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The “s” sound repeats in “trees,” “stand,” and “still,” showing consonance.
Incorrect Answers:

• B & C: No strong consonant repetition.

• D: Focus is on imagery, not sound repetition.

Use, "The City Awakens," to answer the following question:

Which line best shows personification?

• “Coffee scents rise through the air”

• “The traffic hums a busy tune”

• “Lights flicker off”

• “The sky turns gold”

Answer explanation

✅ Correct Answer: B
Rationale: “Traffic hums” gives traffic a human ability.
Incorrect Answers:

• A & D: Descriptive but not personified.

• C: “Flicker” is a natural effect of light, not personification.

Use, "The City Awakens," to answer the following question:

What is the tone of the poem?

• Lonely and sad

• Calm and gentle

• Lively and energetic

• Angry and loud

Answer explanation

✅ Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Words like “hum,” “beep,” “echo,” and “energy” show excitement.
Incorrect Answers:

• A & D: No sadness or anger is shown.

• B: Some calm at first, but the main tone is energy.

Use, "The City Awakens," to answer the following question:

Which literary device is used in line 4: “The sidewalks stretch and start to grow”?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile

Answer explanation

✅ Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Sidewalks don’t stretch or grow like humans or plants—they are personified.
Incorrect Answers:

• A: It’s not exaggerated.

• B: No repeated starting consonants.

• D: No comparison using "like" or "as".