WorksheetsSTAAR Blitz- Poetry/ Ode to Enchanted Light Paired Passage
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
The imagery in Neruda's poem appeals primarily to the senses of-
a)
taste and sight
b)
touch and taste
c)
sight and hearing
d)
smell and touch
2.
Which one of the following lines contains alliteration?
a)
latticework of branches
b)
drifting down like clean
c)
high into the empty air
d)
a glass overflowing
3.
Which one of the following images is an example of a simile?
a)
Light/ has dropped from the top of the sky
b)
Light/ like a green latticework of branches
c)
its sawing song
d)
The world is / a glass overflowing
4.
The image in "A cicada sends/ its sawing song" appeals to the sense of-
a)
hearing
b)
smell
c)
sight
d)
taste
5.
What does the author mean by saying "the world is/ a glass overflowing/ with water"?
a)
The world is made of more water than land.
b)
The wonder and beauty of nature are endless.
c)
Very few people can understand what the world is made of.
d)
Everyone in the world should appreciate it.
6.
Use second poem to answer questions 6-10
The fork in line represents-
The fork in line represents-
a)
a spider's web
b)
an eating utensil
c)
streets and pavement
d)
a snow-covered tree branch
7.
In line 4, personification is used to create an image of a-
a)
strong wind
b)
snow-covered tree
c)
beautiful snowdrift
d)
quiet setting
8.
Which line describes a fence covered with snow?
a)
Every branch big with it (line 1)
b)
The palings are glued together like a a wall.
c)
A snow-lump thrice his own slight size
d)
The steps are a blanched slope
9.
Which expression refers to objects as if they were people?
a)
Some flakes have lost their way.
b)
A sparrow enters the trees.
c)
The steps are blanched slope.
d)
A black cat comes, wide-eyed and thin.
10.
The two poems suggests that natural elements such as light and snow can-
a)
flood natural habitats
b)
destroy animals' food sources
c)
comfort people who are sad
d)
transform a landscape
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