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Worksheetsgrade eight poems quarter three
Total questions: 131
Worksheet time: 3hrs 12mins
what is an etching?
envelope
car
drawing
letter
what does the poet describe the willow as?
etching
soprano
nymph
all of the above
what does the poet describe the ginkgo as?
crude sketch
city child
none of the above
what is the name of the poet?
eve merriam
sylvia path
elizabeth barrett
why does the poet like the ginkgo more?
because of how it struggled to survive and thrive in the city
she doesn't like it more
why does the poet describe the ginkgo as a crude sketch?
because it is lovely
she doesn't describe it as crude.
because it is ugly and not worthy to be signed
true or false: the willow's music is like a chorus
false
true
Delicate and thin.
The ginkgo's tune is like a chorus
With everyone joining in."
These lines help you visualize the trees by appealing to your sense of
Lines 1–4 of “ Willow and Ginkgo” reveal that the ---
speaker is an artist
plants look very different
speaker dislikes both plants
plants grow next to each other
Which excerpt from “Willow and Ginkgo” uses feminine ideas to help you visualize the willow?
“like a nymph with streaming hair”
“sleek as a velvet-nosed calf”
“dips to the water”
“like an etching”
In line 4 of “Willow and Ginkgo,” why does the speaker say that the ginkgo is “Hardly worthy to be signed”?
It is less beautiful than other trees.
The willow has an intricate pattern.
The ginkgo’s bark feels rough to the touch.
Anything growing near willows is undesirable.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
an over-exaggeration
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
giving human qualities to something that isn't human
What is a METAPHOR?
repetition of the same beginning sound several times in a sentence
the use of sensory descriptions to describe the way something tastes, feels, looks, smells, or sounds
comparing two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
What is ALLITERATION?
repetition of the same beginning sound several times in a sentence
giving human qualities to something that isn't human
words that have the same ending sound
What is a SIMILE?
words that wound like action in real life
comparing two things USING "like" or "as"
comparing two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
What is an ONOMATOPOEIA?
repeating the same beginning sound several times in a sentence
a word that sounds like action in real life
an over-exaggeration
"The ginkgo is like a crude sketch" is an example of what?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
"The willow's branches are like silken thread" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Simile
Imagery
Onomatopoeia
"The ginkgo forces its way through gray concrete
Like a city child, it grows up in the street"
is an example of what two kinds of figurative language?
Hyperbole & onomatopoeia
Personification & Simile
Alliteration & Rhyme
What is the poet saying about the Willow tree?
It's an ugly tree
It's a beautiful tree
It's a strange tree
What is the poet saying about the Ginkgo tree?
Though it's not the prettiest tree, they still love it
It's an ugly tree
It's the prettiest tree
“Introduction to Poetry” serves as an example of a lyric poem because it
reflects on death or other solemn, serious issues.
expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker.
celebrates or honors a person, object, or idea.
The poem has which rhyme scheme?
The poem has no rhyme scheme.
ababcdcdefefgg
The speaker refers to himself as
Billy Collins.
I.
a torturer.
a teacher.
The reader assumes the speaker probably works as a
mouse.
teacher or professor.
torturer.
a ski instructor.
The repetition of the vowel sounds in “light/slide/hive” serves as an example of
assonance.
consonance.
alliteration.
onomatopoeia.
“Take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide” serves as an example of a
metaphor.
analogy.
simile.
image.
“Take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide” suggests that
readers must look at a poem from different angles to truly understand and appreciate the deeper meaning.
in order to bring to light all the depth, beauty, detail, and design of the poem, readers must examine the poem carefully.
both are correct
“Press an ear against its hive” serves as an example of a
personification, which suggests the bees have human characteristics.
irony because the poem surprises readers with an unexpected twist at the end.
onomatopoeia, which suggests the poem “buzzes” with activity.
metaphor, which suggests the poem hums with life and houses deeper meaning.
“Drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out” serves as an example
of a simile, making the reader imagine herself as the mouse inside a maze.
of a metaphor, which compares the poem to a maze and the reader to a mouse trying to understand the maze-like complexities of the poem.
of personification, which suggests the mouse has human characteristics.
“Or walk inside the poem’s room and feel the walls for a light switch” serves as an example of
sensory detail, which creates the picture of someone stumbling in the dark, groping for the light switch.
a metaphor, which compares the reader to someone searching for meaning, or the “light” of understanding and the poem to a dark room.
a metaphor, which suggests the poem has structure, detail, and purpose much like a room has structure, detail, and purpose.
The speaker wants readers to
appreciate or enjoy the beauty of poetry.
understand the deeper meaning of poetry.
just get the right answer of the state test.
Identify the textual evidence that best supports the following statement. The speaker compares analyzing poetry to interrogation:
“I want them to water-ski/across the surface of a poem/waving at the author’s name on the shore.”
“But all they want to do/is tie the poem to a chair with a rope/and torture a confession out of it.”
“Drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out.”
“Tie the poem to a chair” best serves as an example of
imagery, making readers envision an actual poem tied to a chair.
personification, making readers imagine the poem as an actual person tied to a chair.
a simile because it compare the poem to a a person getting tortured.
“The confession” refers to
the “right” answer on the test rather than appreciating the deeper meaning.
genuinely understanding the deeper meaning of the poem.
the “right” answer on the test rather than appreciating the beauty of the craft.
The interrogation image seems humorous because
students cannot really tie a poem to a chair and scream, “Bad Poem! Why do you always have to seem so difficult! Tell me what I want to know!”—all while beating it with a hose.
only teachers feel tortured when they ask students to analyze poetry.
The tone seems
elated, or jubilant.
disappointed.
cathartic or emotional.
nostalgic, or wistful.
Which definition best fits the way slide gets used in the poem?
a small piece of thin glass used for holding something that you want to look at under a microscope.
a small piece of film in a frame that you shine a light through to show a picture on a screen or wall.
something that goes down into a pool, usually with water running down it, making children scream with glee.
Which definition does not fit the way probe gets used in the poem?
to ask questions in order to find things out.
to look for something or examine something.
a blunt surgical instrument used to explore a wound.
Which definition best fits the way confession gets used in the poem?
a formal statement admitting guilt.
when one tells a priest or God about all his or her sins.
a statement that you have done something right.
Which description helps you clarify when the conversation in “the lesson of the moth” takes place?
“i was talking to a moth / the other evening”
“it is better to be happy / for a moment”
“for one instant and then to cease to”
“now be a small unsightly cinder”
The words in the free verse poem “the lesson of the moth” that sound most like plain, everyday speech are ---
“you fellows”
“patent cigar lighter”
“immolated himself”
“the conventional thing”
Lines 6–7 in "the lesson of the moth”
''why do you fellows
pull this stunt i asked him''
help you understand that the speaker ---
hopes to become close friends with the moths
wishes to learn how the moths do a stunt
finds the moths’ actions crazy
wants to help the moths fly
In “the lesson of the moth,” what does the moth claim is exciting and beautiful?
other moths
nighttime
routine
fire
In “the lesson of the moth,” what was the moth trying to do when the speaker first met him?
fly into a candle flame
wad his life up into a roll
fry himself on a light bulb
sacrifice himself on a cigar lighter
In lines 6–9 of “the lesson of the moth,”
why do you fellows
pull this stunt i asked him
because it is the conventional
thing for moths or why
the speaker gives the impression that he ---
thinks the moth is wise.
dislikes moths in general.
wants to watch the moth ignite.
doesn't understand the moth’s behavior.
Reread lines 18–20 of “the lesson of the moth.”
''we get bored with the routine
and crave beauty
and excitement ''
How do the line breaks help you clarify the moth’s message?
Each break gives Archy a chance to stop the moth.
The moth gives a different reason on each line.
The moth takes a breath between each line.
Each break shows the moth’s insanity.
The moth explains that the problem with humans is that they ---
built large cities.
look down on bugs.
believe in never having fun.
take themselves too seriously.
The moth in “the lesson of the moth” strengthens his point about experiencing beauty when he ---
rolls himself up.
argues with humans.
flies into a cigar lighter.
says why he prefers candles to bulbs.
The simile in the second stanza is used to emphasize --?
I’d rather be a tall, ugly weed,
clinging on cliffs, like an eagle
wind-wavering above high, jagged rocks
What does the speaker desire in these lines ?
I’d rather be a tall, ugly weed
, clinging on cliffs, like an eagle
wind-wavering above high, jagged rocks.
To have broken through the surface of stone
to live, to feel exposed to the madness
of the vast, eternal sky.
The poet likely intends for the last stanza to express the speaker's -- ?
I’d rather smell of musty, green stench
than of sweet, fragrant lilac.
If I could stand alone, strong and free,
I’d rather be a tall, ugly weed.
The speakers use of the word "harnessed" shows that the speaker has an attitude of _____________ towards the "flowers" (people)?
He ADMIRES them
He feels JEALOUS
He feels that they are CONTROLLED/TRAPPED
He feels ANNOYED by them
By the speaker saying that he will "break through the surface of stone" in stanza 3, this proves what about the speaker's personality?
He is DESTRUCTIVE
He is STUBBORN
He is DETERMINED
He is A REBEL
The overall TONE of this poem is--
Inspiring
Doubtful
Sorrowful
Joyful
What message is the author of this poem trying to convey?
To be beautiful and admired should be a goal in life.
Breaking free from your normal, everyday routine will drive you crazy.
People need to stand up and protect the environment
Beauty and popularity are meaningless without freedom and individuality.
If the "weed clinging to cliffs, like an eagle" were a person it would be--
intelligent
independent
protected
sad
What do the two words "flowers" and "weed" represent in the poem?
"followers" and "Individuals"
"positivity" and "negativity"
"admiration" and "sorrow"
According to the speaker what is the cost of being a "beautiful flower"?
being "harnessed to a pot of dirt"
"clinging to cliffs"
"to feel exposed"
"to smell of musty green stench"
What does the speaker mean when he says, "to feel exposed to the MADNESS."
Anger
Craziness
Joy
Excitement
Which is the BEST meaning of the word "shunned"
Ignored
protected
Loved
popular
A "cluster" is--
A group
An individual
A flower
A weed
The speaker's use of the word "harnessed" shows that the speaker has an attitude of _____________ towards the "flowers" (people)?
He ADMIRES them.
He feels JEALOUS.
He feels that they are CONTROLLED/TRAPPED.
He feels ANNOYED by them
What type of figurative language does the first line of the poem contain?
((Let them be as flowers,))
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
What word most closely describes the feeling or atmosphere created for the audience in the poem?
Motivated
Depressed
Insulted
Lighthearted
Why does the author use the word “harnessed” to describe the flowers in line 3?
to show that the flowers are tied with rope
to show that the flowers are trapped
to show that the flowers are tough
to show that the flowers are happy
Which term or phrase best expresses the meaning of the word “seed” as used in line 11?
body
common sense
scent
spiritual being
If the flower was a person, this person would best be characterized as someone who is—
Wise and prudent with their resources
Arrogant and believes he/she is better than everyone else
Beautiful but lacks individuality and freedom
Cynical and skeptical of other people’s intentions
If the weed was a person, this person would best be characterized as someone who—
Believes individuality is more important than conforming and trying to “fit in”
Believes freedom comes at a cost and sacrifice
Believes firmly in the freedom of speech
Believes that everyone in our society possesses inner and outer beauty
The connotation of “guarded” and “harnessed” indicate that the speaker has an attitude of __________________ towards the people referred to as “them” in the poem.
Admiration and reverence (+)
Jealousy and hatred (-)
Disgust (-)
Pity (-)
How does the speaker characterize the weed in the poem?
It emphasizes the wild nature of the weed, which shows the dangers of having too much freedom.
It characterizes the weed as superior to the other flowers, which explains why the weed is isolated.
The weed is characterized as quietly beautiful and unique in its own way.
It portrays the weed as angry and unwanted, and this emphasizes the pain of isolation.
What does “breaking through the surface of stone” in line 7 prove about the weed?
The weed is destructive and unable to be destroyed
The weed is stubborn and uncontrollable
The weed is admired and respected by others
The weed is determined to be free
Juxtapose means to show the differences between two people or two things. In the poem, the speaker juxtaposes the flowers and the weed to convey the idea that—
While the flowers are prettier and more desirable in our society, they lack the freedom that the weed is privileged to have
Although the weed is “ugly” in most people’s eyes, being like the weed has disadvantages in our society
The differences between the weed and the flower are unclear
While the weed enjoys individuality, no one would like to be like it because it is isolated and inferior.
In this line:
((Rise up—for you the flag is flung —for you the bugle trills))
, which word could best be used in place of "flung"?
Describe the relationship between the speaker and the captain.
They are old friends.
The speaker is a lower rank than the captain.
The captain recruited the speaker for the mission.
The speaker is the captain's son-in-law.
Which is an example of imagery that creates a mood on the ship?
"Our fearful trip is done"
"The people all exulting"
"O the bleeding drops of red"
"The vessel grim and daring"
Define tone as it relates to poetry :
Vocal pitch
Speaker's/author's attitude about their subject
Words that create mental pictures
Direct description of elements in the poem
Where is the ship headed?
Back home, after a dangerous mission
Out to sea, to take on a dangerous mission
To an island, for a vacation
To a defensive position
rejoicing
victor
grim
exulting
trills
How many lines are there in the poem?
24
22
23
25
What does the speaker of the poem see lying on the deck by the Captain’s corpse?
Ashes
Water
Tears
Blood
Which word best describes the tone of the speaker?
Annoyed
Joyous
Grieving
Indifferent
What type of poem is this?
Elegy
Lyric
Sonnet
Haiku
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