UNIT 2: Nature and the Environment (Poetry)
I pause until the door swings wide
I hoist my pack, step inside
Adjust my cuffs, smooth my hair
And wonder what I’m doing here.
Which lines rhyme?
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
Which statement best describes how Masefield creates an urgent mood in the excerpt?
How it swells!
How it dwells
On the Future! how it tells
Of the rapture that impels
Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
Which sound device is most notable in the excerpt?
For every sound that floats
From the rust within their throats
Is a groan.
Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?
weather’s hot.
I buy a can
and pop the top.
I lift the can
to trembling lips,
And find relief
With one cool sip.
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How many stanzas does the poem contain?
What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!
Read excerpt 2 from “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe.
To the moaning and the groaning of the bells.
Which statement best describes the use of sound devices in the lines?
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking,
Which statement best describes how Masefield creates a hopeful mood in the excerpt?
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.
Which sound device is most notable in this excerpt?
Check all that apply.
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!
Not a blink, nor a sigh
As every eye awaits her hand
To cue the members of the band.
What is the poem’s rhyme scheme?
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
Which statement best describes the use of sound devices in the lines?
Steady as tides, they approach their shore,
Training is tested, strength is stretched—
Buoyed by the pack, one mile more.
Sweat streaks, muscles tense, eager for the end,
Final flags beckon, the crowd grows loud.
Tested vessels reach their harbor—
Runners hearts beat proud.
Which statements describe the poem?
Check all that apply.
Each stanza is a quatrain.
The poem contains two stanzas.
My yard is changed.
A backyard reality is rearranged.
Neglected bikes wear blankets of snow,
Hopscotch lines cower and hide,
The toys in the yard . . . lost until spring.
How many lines does each stanza contain?
Steady as tides, they approach their shore,
Training is tested, strength is stretched—
Buoyed by the pack, one mile more.
Sweat streaks, muscles tense, eager for the end,
Final flags beckon, the crowd grows loud.
Tested vessels reach their harbor—
Runners hearts beat proud.
Which statements describe the poem?
Check all that apply.
Each stanza is a quatrain.
The poem contains two stanzas.
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