What is the effect of the allieteration "They love each other./They love each other./There is no loneliness like theirs.

It presents a connection between the horses.

Which lines from "Predators" support the theme of the natural world vs. the civilized world?

The dogs do not understaand wild nature/I also was domesticated.

Which passage from "A Blessing" contains alliteration?

They love each other/ There is no loneliness like theirs.

Which passage from "A Blessing" most clearly supports the answer that the speaker feels alive?

That if I stepped out of my body I would break/into blossom.

In "A Blessing," the speaker says the horses have been "grazing all day, alone." What does he mean by this?

The horses have been grazing without human company

What is the major theme of "Predators"?

the natural worlds vs. the civilized world

With which statement would the speaker in "A Blessing" most likely agree?

Moments of silent communication between people and animals are a gift.

What does the speaker in "Predators" mean when she refers to "my feline and her good friends"?

The dogs are tame and mean the cat no harm.

I hoe/ and cultivate, find my dead aim/ in the trust that many spun/ this tract long before I came reveal what?

The speaker appreciates the history of her land.

In "A Blessing" and "Predators" animals are described as "bowing." What is the main effect of this image?

It shows who is in charge and who is not.

Why is "That if I stepped out of my body I would break into blossom" a metaphor?

The speaker imagines the he is a blossom.

When the speaker in "Predators" says, "In sun the fox/bows to my feline and her good/dog friends. What does she mean?

The fox does not approach when the cat and dogs are around.

In "A Blessing" what is most likely the blessing?

the feeling of closeness between humans and animals

What is the effect of the similie "they bow shyly as wet swans?"

It gives the horses' movements a graceful quality.

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1
What is the effect of the allieteration "They love each other./They love each other./There is no loneliness like theirs.
It gives hints about the time of day.
It presents a connection between the horses.
It compares the horse to a human.
It shoes the relationship of the friends.
2
Which lines from "Predators" support the theme of the natural world vs. the civilized world?
how the garden swells with old/ and pungent herb art
...many tales spun/this tract long before I came.
I hoe/and cultivate ....
The dogs do not understaand wild nature/I also was domesticated.
3
Which passage from "A Blessing" contains alliteration?
For she has walked over to me/And nuzzled my left hand.
And the eyes of those two Indian ponies/Darken with kindness.
They begin munching the young tufts of spring in the darkness.
They love each other/ There is no loneliness like theirs.
4
Which passage from "A Blessing" most clearly supports the answer that the speaker feels alive?
They bow shyly as wet swans. They love each other.
I would like to hold the slenderere one in my arms/ For she has walked.....
That if I stepped out of my body I would break/into blossom.
We step over the barbed wire/Where they have been grazing all day, alone
5
Whice theme do "A Blessing" and "Predators" share?
the human-animal connection
caring for the land
shyness and friendliness
taming a wild beast
6
What is the "bevy of vixen" doing at the end of "Predators"?
bowing to the domesticated animals
running back to the wild woods
eating a small mammal
running away from the dogs
7
In "A Blessing," the speaker says the horses have been "grazing all day, alone." What does he mean by this?
The horses have been grazing without human company
The horses have been grazing apart from each other
The horses have been grazing one at a time, taking turns.
The horses have been grazing far from the city.
8
What is the major theme of "Predators"?
gardens in springtime
humans' love their pets
the natural worlds vs. the civilized world
the unending need for nourshiment
9
With which statement would the speaker in "A Blessing" most likely agree?
People who believe they are communicating with animals are mistaken.
Moments of silent communication between people and animals are a gift.
People with rare and special gifts are able to communicate with animals.
Friends can communicate best when they are surrounded by nature.
10
Which word is a synonym of "scent" but has a more negative connotation?
stench
odor
whiff
aroma
11
The speaker says, "I cannot smell the scent of the cat/who slept on this sweater, with what is she comparing herself to?
felines
wild animals
pungent herbs
gardeners
12
Which words in the lines make the horses seem human?
ponies, kindess
eyes, ponies
kindness, gladly
gladly, willow
13
What does the speaker in "Predators" mean when she refers to "my feline and her good friends"?
The cat only pretends to get along with the dogs.
The dogs are tame and mean the cat no harm.
She feels a closer relationsip to the cat than to the dogs.
Both the dogs and the cat want to be like the wild foxes they see.
14
In "A Blessing" which of the following represents the separation between people and animals?
the pasture
the fence
the woods
the highway
15
I hoe/ and cultivate, find my dead aim/ in the trust that many spun/ this tract long before I came reveal what?
The speaker is new to gardening.
The speaker appreciates the history of her land.
The speaker enjoys telling stories about her home.
The speaker is irriated at having to work.
16
Which creatures in "Predators" are domesticated? Choose two options.
the vixen
the feline
the herbs
the speaker
17
In "A Blessing" and "Predators" animals are described as "bowing." What is the main effect of this image?
It describes a particular physical quality of animals.
It shows who is in charge and who is not.
It reveals the speakers opinions of their pets.
It indicates the animals' fun-loving nature.
18
In "Predators" whose "sorry looks" is the speaker watching at the end of the poem?
the cat's
the dogs'
the farmers'
the foxes'
19
To whome does the poem's title- "Predators"-, most likely refer?
the speaker
foxes
the speaker's cat
dogs
20
Where are you most likely to find a blossom?
in the sky
in a garden
on top of a concrete wall
inside a gymnasium
21
Why is "That if I stepped out of my body I would break into blossom" a metaphor?
The speaker uses the word "I" to refer to himself.
The speaker imagines the he is a blossom.
"the b" sound is repeated.
the word "break" is at the end of a line.
22
When the speaker in "Predators" says, "In sun the fox/bows to my feline and her good/dog friends. What does she mean?
The fox understand that the cat and dogs know best.
The fox feems embarrassed when it sees the pets.
The fox does not approach when the cat and dogs are around.
The fox wants to hunt the other animals that live on the propery.
23
Which word best describes the tone of "A Blessing"?
playful
peaceful
sorrowful
suspenseful
24
In "A Blessing" what have the ponies come "out of the willows" to do?
watch cars go by
leep over the fence
graze in the woods
greet visitors
25
In "A Blessing" what is most likely the blessing?
the feeling of closeness between humans and animals
the relationship between the speaker and his friends
the light breeze that moves over the landscape
the spring grasses that grow in the pasture
26
What is the denoative meaning of "scent" as it is used in the poem?
a disagreeable odor
cologne or aftershave
A distinctive smell
the footprints of an animal
27
At what time of day do the events in "A Blessing" take place?
midnight
sunrise
midday
twlight
28
In which lines from "A Blessing" is a simile used?
I would like to hold the slenderer one in my arms.
We step over the barbed wire.
They bow shyly as wet swans.
They have come gladly out of the willows.
29
In "A Blessing" what effect do the ponies have on the speaker?
They make him feel alive.
They bring up old memories.
They cause him to be careful.
They make him feel sad.
30
What is the effect of the similie "they bow shyly as wet swans?"
It gives the speaker the qualities of a horse.
It suggests that the horses are pickly and tense.
It gives the horses' movements a graceful quality.
It suggests that the speaker visits the pasture daily.

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