What two things does the poet connect throughout the poem?

fast food items and things animals eat

How does the poet make wild animals seem like people?

by comparing them to customers in a fast-food restaurant

Why did the author MOST LIKELY write this poem?

to describe sounds that the speaker loves

Which line contains an example of simile?

"like fussing hens inside a box"

What is the theme os "Sounds"?

Wonderful sounds are everywhere to be heard.

What is the main idea of the poem Sounds?

The speaker loves many sounds, but mostly thunder.

What does the poet mean by lines 31 and 32, "They all eat what they like,/no need to explain"?

Nature determins what animals like to eat

What statement BEST describes the poem

a humorous look at what animals like to eat

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1
Which of these poetry elements is used in line 3?
personification
alliteration
simile
metaphor
2
What two things does the poet connect throughout the poem?
land animals and animals that live in water
wild animals and animals that are pets
fast food items and things animals eat
delicious food and food that tastes bad
3
How does the poet make wild animals seem like people?
by comparing them to customers in a fast-food restaurant
by suggesting that the speaker is an animal
by using like or as to compare the different foods
by exaggerating how much animals like to eat
4
In stanza 2, what does the word supple mean?
weak
strong
flexible
loud
5
Why did the author MOST LIKELY write this poem?
to inform the reader about how sound travels
to convince readers that thunder sounds like beating drums
to describe sounds that the speaker loves
to persuade the reader to like the sound of rain
6
Reread stanza 3, what is the rhyme scheme?
abcd
abbc
abcb
abab
7
What does the poet suggest in line 8 when he says the menu "should be fairly extensive"?
the food should be free to animals
all restaurants need big menus
animals eat a lot of different foods
all itesm will be priced the same
8
Which line contains an example of simile?
"I love the singing of the pines"
"chants its watery refrain."
"like fussing hens inside a box"
"with their whispers and their whines"
9
In which pair of lines does the poet use personification?
Line 1 and 2
Line 13 and 14
Line 25 and 26
Line 7 and 8
10
What is the theme os "Sounds"?
Only natural sounds are beautiful.
It is better to hear the world that to see it.
We can learn about trees by listening to them.
Wonderful sounds are everywhere to be heard.
11
What is the main idea of the poem Sounds?
The speaker loves many sounds, but mostly thunder.
Pine trees make whispering sounds in the breeze.
Clocks sound like they have chickens inside them.
The speaker loves only sounds made by rainstorms.
12
What does the poet mean by lines 31 and 32, "They all eat what they like,/no need to explain"?
Nature determins what animals like to eat
animals don't know how to talk
No one can describe an animal's eating behavior
Animals are the owners of the restaurant
13
What statement BEST describes the poem
an explanation of how hard it is to feed animals
a scientific study of the food chain in nature
description of a person who opens a restaurant
a humorous look at what animals like to eat
14
Which poetic device is used in every stanza?
metaphor
personification
simile
rhyme
15
Reread lines 17 and 18. What does the word interlocks mean?
unfolds
fits together
breaks apart
overlaps
16
Which line from Fast Food Chain includes and example of alliteration?
Line 13
Line 20
Line 3
Line 11

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