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Poetry and Short Story Q & A
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from "He-y Come On Ou-t", "Road Not Taken", "Thank You Ma'am", "The Shark", "Tattoo" and more
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1
The old tattooed man's shirt was black
True
False
2
What are 2 feelings that oppose each other in "The Shark"? Then choose 2 characteristics of the shark.
love of animals and the joy of swimming
beauty and danger
fear and dread
graceful and terrifying
3
Langston Hughes (choose all that apply)
A US poet and writer who was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance
Wrote about city life mainly
African American
wrote "Thank You Ma'am"
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Adjectives that describe the stuff they threw in
worthy, clean, reusable
unwanted, secret, disgusting
important, sustainable, valuable
pretty, antique, valuable
5
"There was a reformation in Charles" means that
He reformed his Play-Doh sculpture
He started studying Martin Luther
He started to improve his behavior
6
"Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back"means... (choose 2)
he's still not sure which way to turn
He knows exactly which way he's supposed to go
He's pretty doubtful he'll come back to the fork in the road
if you're on a path, you may just keep following it forever
7
What was the old man picking up in "Tattoo" by Ted Kooser?
weapons
broken tools
art supplies
his broken heart on the ground
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what were 3 things the people threw into the hole?
old love letters, nuclear waste, criminal evidence
clothing, shoes, and necklaces
antique books, live animals, rocks
a pebble, videos, mirrors
9
"Undergrowth" means
bushes and plants under the canopy of the trees
when you haven't shaved your chin in a while
10
What is a "concessionaire"?
when you give in to someone
you don't have usage rights to an event
a small business or person making a buck off an event
11
Choose 2 examples of imagery from "Fifth Grade Autobiography"
"I was 4 in this photograph"
"He smelled of lemons"
"the day before he rode"
"the sun through the trees printing her dress"
12
The hole in "He-y Come on Ou-t" was 4,000 meters deep
True
False
13
In "Charles", "Laurie" is short for Laurence
True
False
14
Define "stoop" in "Thank You Ma'am" (choose only one)
a small porch outside the door
to bend over, like an old person
15
"Where Vanity once punched him hard" is an example of what device?
gut punch
He thinks he's the GOAT
personification
violence in poetry
16
In "The Shark", the words "lithely, leisurely" represent 2 literary things. What are they?
they represent personification and allusion
the poet is frightened and feels an anxious, slow, buildup of dread
quiet, gentle movement through water using soft-sounding rhyming syllables
alliteration (the l's are repeated)
17
The main theme of Tupac's poem "The Rose That Grew From Concrete" is:
resilience of the human spirit
you can't grow plants from cracks in the sidewalk
gangsta life
gardening is healing
18
The child in "Fifth Grade Autobiography" remembers what body part of his grandfather's the most vividly?
his feet
His face
His legs
his hands
19
Which simile describes the old man when he was young?
"sharp as a knife"
"strong as a stallion"
"blue as a bruise"
20
Charles throws chalk
False
True
21
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood"
Two paths are in front of a hiker with yellow-painted wood homes
There was a fork in the road in a forest with lots of yellowing leaves
22
To "trudge" means to (choose 2)
to carry a heavy burden
walk with slow and heavy steps
walk like you are exhausted
to drag a big sledge behind you
23
Why did Roger want blue suede shoes? (choose more than one)
He heard the 1956 song "Don't Step on My Blue Suede Shoes"
they are the kind of luxury goods that Roger could never afford
he thinks wearing them will make him more cool
The shoes represent prosperity in the Depression (1930s)
24
In "The Laughing Heart", the phrases "you can’t beat death butyou can beat death in life" might mean (choose 2)
You can still mentally fight for a good life
Death is inevitable
You can have eternal life
Death is not a person to get beaten up
25
In "The Road Not Taken", the word "fair" means white skin which burns easily
False
True
26
Why did taking the road "less traveled" make all the difference? (choose 2)
He sees that one of the paths needed more people to walk on it
He just liked it because fewer people had gone down that way
The 2 paths were equally lovely
The 2 paths had not been trodden black
27
"I waited with
bated
breath" means "I held my breath"
False
True
28
Adjectives that describe the villagers (choose more than one)
guilty, irresponsible, short-sighted
caring, responsible, innocent
selfish; unseeing; secretive
honest, sustainable, careful
29
Choose some themes in "Thank You Ma'am"
You can still have dignity even if you're poor
If you steal, someone will give you $10
how adults can treat children well when they misbehave
second chances are valuable
30
The narrator of "Charles" is the mother. Click the things that could be true.
She finally meets the real mother of Charles
She realizes that her little boy is actually "Charles"
She learns how to be a better mother from Laurie
She realizes she should be embarrassed at the PTA meeting
31
What do the colors black and blue represent in "Tattoo"? Did the poet do that on purpose? (choose 2)
yes
No
they don't represent anything
bruises are black and blue
32
What's the allegory in "He-y, Come On Ou-t!" (choose more than one)
future consequences are shaped by present actions
throwing stuff away has no consequences
the modern era's disregard for the environment
to only throw pebbles into bottomless holes
