Poem Analysis Quiz

What point of view is the poem written in?

• First person

• Second person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does the burned house most likely symbolize?

• A vacation memory

• Lost childhood or trauma

• A literal fire incident

• A new beginning

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which device is used in 'thin green shorts and grubby yellow T-shirt'?

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Irony

• Personification

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the author’s MOST LIKELY purpose?

• To explain how a fire started

• To explore how memory and loss shape identity

• To warn about home safety

• To compare childhood experiences

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What tone is established in the first half of the poem?

• playful

• mysterious

• angry

• sarcastic

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which line BEST supports the theme of memory?

• Where everything has long been over.

• The room is dark.

• I drink my tea.

• Something is cooking.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In the poem, what does the speaker struggle to distinguish?

• Their age

• Dream from reality

• What to eat

• Who caused the fire

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which device appears in 'the melted spoon in my hand'?

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

• Irony

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

How does the structure of the poem contribute to meaning?

• Short lines reflect fragmented memory

• Long stanzas show clarity

• Rhyme scheme reflects order

• Repetition is used for humor

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

The speaker’s relationship to the past is BEST described as:

• joyful

• resentful

• unresolved

• confident

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5