What is “shirt” about?

The true cost of clothing industry

The Song of the Shirt: Why is the line “work-work-work” repeated throughout the poem?

to emphasize the laborious nature of this woman’s life

Fernanda recently broke her arm doing what?

She was playing futbol (or soccer)

Why is the rhyme scheme important?

The “A” rhyme mirrors the speaker and love

How does the poem end?

The speaker laments the conditions of shirt-making and curses the rich

Which of these quotes best symbolizes the meaning of the poem "shirt"?

The label, the labor, the color, the shade. The shirt

A Song of Faith Forsworn: What is the poem about?

Expose the poet’s ex after being manipulated and cheated on

What does the speaker mean by “No blessed leisure for Love or Hope,/ But only time for grief!”

The speaker cannot enjoy the simple pleasures of life because of her work

How does the structure of the poem "Shirt" represent a routine?

Through the use of an equal number of lines in each stanza

“I glimpse, minute by glinting minute” is an example of:

Juxtaposition (please don't yell at me or Fernanda)

Which of these statements is true?

I have taught the siblings of Isabella, Amanda, Javi, and Ian.

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1
Javi's presentation for English has to do with which Band?
Pearl Jam
System of the Down
One Direction
The Beach Boys
2
What is “shirt” about?
The cost of communism
Industrial revolution workers
A piece of clothing
The true cost of clothing industry
3
The Song of the Shirt: Why is the line “work-work-work” repeated throughout the poem?
Because Thomas Hood really liked the hit song “Work” by Rihanna
to emphasize the laborious nature of this woman’s life
because it fits with the rhyme scheme
I don’t know what “work” means but it’s fun to say
4
Fernanda recently broke her arm doing what?
She tripped and feel near the MAD building
She was playing futbol (or soccer)
She was in a physical altercation with her brother while defending her cat
She didn't actually break her arm. She just didn't want to do any work.
5
What does water represent in the poem “Waterfall”?
Hope
Life
Time
Dreams
6
Why is the rhyme scheme important?
It really isn’t important
There is no rhyme scheme
The “A” rhyme mirrors the speaker and love
The “B” rhyme mirrors the speaker and lover
7
At the end of the poem, what does the narrator do?
Calls the home a house and burns it down
Takes out her cell phone and calls a blacksmith as he/she forgot the keys.
Finally goes into the home.
Fleas gasping from the house
8
How does the poem end?
With the lady eating a hot dog
The speaker laments the conditions of shirt-making and curses the rich
A hot dog (as in, a good looking canine) shows up
A hot dog eats a hot dog.
9
How many episodes of "The Walking Dead" has Martina seen?
2
All of them
None of them
1
10
When Ian is in class online, he is actually playing which game?
Mario Kart
Trick question: Ian is always paying attention 100% of the time
Age of Empires
Age of Empires II
11
Which of these quotes best symbolizes the meaning of the poem "shirt"?
The docker, the navvy
The label, the labor, the color, the shade. The shirt
Corners of both pockets, like a strict rhyme
And feel and its clean smell have satisfied
12
"Song": The poem:
celebrates love
praises love
defines love
criticises love
13
One of the main themes of the poem is:
Doors
Death
Change
Monsters under bed sheets
14
A Song of Faith Forsworn: What is the poem about?
Betrayal by a friend
Expose the poet’s ex after being manipulated and cheated on
Someone’s death
Someone coming home
15
What does the speaker mean by “No blessed leisure for Love or Hope,/ But only time for grief!”
The speaker does not want to fall in love
The speaker despises hope and love and wants all of you to go to hades
The speaker is sad, she is mourning someone dear (grief)
The speaker cannot enjoy the simple pleasures of life because of her work
16
Love in the poem is:
a parent
a feeling
a child
a concept
17
What are the predominant themes of the poem “Waterfall”?
Good and evil
Time and death
Love and time
Growth and despair
18
"I Years Had Been From Home": What is the narrator fearful of?
Monster under her bed
A Door
Capitalism
Patriarchal men
19
Before switching to A-Level Lit, Amanda was in which A-Level?
Biology
Drama
PE
French
20
The poem’s tone is
sad
cautionary
optimistic
humorous
21
Isabella frequently carries a water bottle around from which famous U.S. University?
MIT
Berkeley
Cornell
Stanford
22
Who was John Warren?
A priest
A teacher
A prince
A weird reclusive dude
23
How does the structure of the poem "Shirt" represent a routine?
The use of an even amount of stanzas
The structure does not represent routine
Through the use of an equal number of lines in each stanza
The rhyme scheme and meter use
24
“I glimpse, minute by glinting minute” is an example of:
Personification
Juxtaposition (please don't yell at me or Fernanda)
Metaphor
Hyperbole
25
Which of these statements is true?
I have taught the siblings of Isabella, Amanda, Javi, and Ian.
I have taught the siblings of Isabella, Fernanda, and Ian.
I have taught the siblings of Isabella and Martina.
I have never taught the siblings of Martina and Ian.

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