The setting of "After the Hurricane" was situated in-

Lower 9th Ward-New Orleans, Louisiana

What conflict is revealed by these lines? "How can I leave TK and Grandmama? How can I leave and be happy to leave?

Reveals the speaker's mixed feelings of getting out/leaving others behind

In lines 5-7 of "After the Hurricane", the speaker of the poem says "if none of it were real" to-

express that the disaster's real, but wishes it was fictional, like a movie

the feeling the poet is trying to convey

Have no rules, line length, rhyme, or rhythm. Uses repetition/fig. language

Line 174-175 "Stomach won't shut up, Talking. Knotting, cramping. I whine." What idea is the poet trying to express?

The speaker's hunger is ALIVE, persistent/in need of attention

Which idea expresses how the speaker feels by the end of the poem, "After the Hurricane?"

She feels dismayed/stranded in the devastation of the hurricane

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1
The setting of "After the Hurricane" was situated in-
Bossier City, Louisiana
Along the banks of the Mississippi river (where it overflowed)
Lower 9th Ward-New Orleans, Louisiana
none of the above
2
Poetry is a type of literature that expresses emotions/feelings through hidden messages.
False
True
3
A stanza is-
a group of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
a group of lines in a poem
all of the answers are correct
a group of paragraphs in a poem
4
What conflict is revealed by these lines? "How can I leave TK and Grandmama? How can I leave and be happy to leave?
The speaker would rather stay in the shelter than leave
Speaker's excited about she/the others getting out of the terrible place
Reveals the speaker's mixed feelings of getting out/leaving others behind
Reveals the speaker's fight against the hurricane
5
In lines 5-7 of "After the Hurricane", the speaker of the poem says "if none of it were real" to-
express that the hurricane never happened/is a fictional disaster movie
express dislike for ALL disaster movies
express that the disaster's real, but wishes it was fictional, like a movie
suggest that a story about the hurricane wouldn't make it on the news
6
Mood is-
How you're feeling right now
Is easy to identify in a poem
the feeling the poet is trying to convey
based on how the poet is feeling as he or she is writing the poem
7
The repetition of "water" and the way it's described in the poem, shows that it's important to the speaker.
True
False
8
Free Verse poems-
Are free to be about ANY topic
Are organized by stanzas and lines that rhyme
Have no rules, line length, rhyme, or rhythm. Uses repetition/fig. language
Free to be about ANY topic
9
Line 174-175 "Stomach won't shut up, Talking. Knotting, cramping. I whine." What idea is the poet trying to express?
Speaker's stomach is hurting because of food poisoning and she's crying
The speaker's hunger is ALIVE, persistent/in need of attention
The speaker is throwing a fit because she's spoiled, rotten
The speaker's hungry for their favorite food, but the helicopter won't help
10
Which idea expresses how the speaker feels by the end of the poem, "After the Hurricane?"
She feels relieved that the helicopter's there to help them
She feels dismayed/stranded in the devastation of the hurricane
She is happy that they will soon find some water
She has come to love the sound of the helicopter

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