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For this assignment, you will go through 3 poems and have to answer questions about each one. To get started, click on the image below. Good luck!

Messenger

In order to begin, you'll have to read the poem Messenger by Mary Oliver. Click on the image below to read it.

Messenger

Question 01

Which statement best expresses the central idea of the poem?

The speaker reflects on appreciating nature and their role in the world.

The speaker tries to understand many specific details in nature.

The speaker makes many observations about the world around them.

The speaker has many doubts about themselves and how they move through the world.

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Question 02

Which statement best describes the theme of the poem?

doubt and curiosity are natural

nature is beautiful and inspiring

love the world for all its beauty

if you are grateful, you'll live forever

Messenger

Question 03

Which statement best describes the tone shift at the opening of stanza 2 (Lines 6-7)?

The tone shifts from confusion to defiance.

The tone shifts from appreciation to defiance.

The tone shifts from uncertainty to understanding.

The tone shifts from appreciation to uncertainty.

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Question 04

How do lines 15-20 develop the relationship between the speaker and nature?

The speaker is thankful to be alive to witness nature.

The speaker feels overwhelmed by all the nature around them.

The speaker is sad about growing old while nature seems forever young.

The speaker is upset about having to remind people about the value of nature.

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Question 05

What impact does the word "astonished" in line 11 have on the tone of the poem?

to show that the speaker is grateful

to reveal that the speaker is amazed by the world around them

to emphasize the importance of surprise

to show that the speaker cannot understand nature

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Christmas, 1970

In order to begin, you'll have to read the poem Christmas, 1970 by Sandra M. Castillo. Click on the image below to read it. When you're finished reading, click on the yellow star to begin!

Christmas, 1970

Question 01

Stanza 3, lines 1–8 adds to the development of the text mainly by showing

that Castillo’s mother is always sad on Christmas because of a tragedy that had occurred on that holiday many years ago

that Castillo’s mother cries not only because she has been exiled but also because the Cuba she remembers will never exist again

that Castillo’s mother misses present-day Cuba and wants to return immediately

Christmas, 1970

Question 02

Which of the following statements most closely summarizes a theme of the poem?

Tradition is what connects the future to the past.

One can always return to joyous occasions through memory and imagination.

Christmas is a holiday that is not celebrated in Cuba.

Memories can feel melancholy because the past can never be recovered.

Christmas, 1970

Question 03

Which of these inferences is best supported by lines 21-26?

Because Mae and Mitzy are so young, they are more easily able to enjoy their new Christmas tradition than others in the family.

This is the first Christmas that the entire Castillo family has spent together.

The author is tired of having to pose for photographs but Mae and Mitzy love posing for photos.

Tradition is what connects the future to the past.

Christmas, 1970

Question 04

Which passage from the text most strongly supports the correct answer to Question 3?

“Mae and Mitzy, age four, / wear red and white snowflake sweaters and identical smiles,”

“I wear a white dress, black boots, / an eight-year-old’s resignation”

“on this, our first Christmas,”

“away from ourselves.”

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So Much Happiness

In order to begin, you'll have to read the poem So Much Happiness by By Naomi Shihab Nye. Click on the image below to read it. Once you are done, click on the emoji to begin!

So Much Happiness

Question 01

The poet includes lines 1 and 2 most likely to .

introduce tension between happiness and sadness

slow down the tempo

negate happiness

illustrate how sadness is definitively superior to happiness

So Much Happiness

Question 02

The poem is made up of stanza(s).

So Much Happiness

A central idea of the poem is most closely that

Question 03

nothing expresses happiness quite like coffee cake and ripe peaches

the enlightened can produce happiness at will

happiness can come without reason or rhyme

the poet prefers to write about negative emotions, like sadness or jealousy

So Much Happiness

Which line from the poem best supports the correct answer to Question 3?

Question 04

“When the world falls in around you, you have pieces to pick up, something to hold in your hands, like ticket stubs or change.”

“It is difficult to know what to do with so much happiness.”

“Happiness lands on the roof of the next house, singing, and disappears when it wants to.”

“the soiled linens and scratched records...”

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