Sonnet, With Bird
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5 questions
Complete each item, responding to the prompt or identifying the choice that best answers the question.
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Read the poem "Fences" below.
Mouths full of laughter,the turistas come to the tall hotelwith suitcases full of dollars.
Every morning my bother makesthe cool beach new for them.With a wooden board he smoothsaway all footprints.
I peek through the cactus fence and watch the women rub oil sweeter than honey into their arms and legswhile their children jump waves or sip drinks from long straws,coconut white, mango yellow.
Once my little sister ran barefoot across the hot sand for a taste.
My mother roared liked the ocean,"No. No. It's their beach."It's their beach."
How does the third stanza differ from the other stanzas in terms of structure? What effect does this different structure create? How does it contribute to a feeling of separateness between the speaker and the tourists?
Read the poem "Fences" below.
Mouths full of laughter,
the turistas come to the tall hotel
with suitcases full of dollars.
Every morning my bother makes
the cool beach new for them.
With a wooden board he smooths
away all footprints.
I peek through the cactus fence
and watch the women rub oil
sweeter than honey into their arms and legs
while their children jump waves
or sip drinks from long straws,
coconut white, mango yellow.
Once my little sister
ran barefoot across the hot sand
for a taste.
My mother roared liked the ocean,
"No. No. It's their beach.
"It's their beach."
How does the third stanza differ from the other stanzas in terms of structure? What effect does this different structure create? How does it contribute to a feeling of separateness between the speaker and the tourists?
1
Although "Sonnet, With Bird" is not a traditional sonnet, the last two numbered sections, the ones about the quail, do correspond to the final couplet in a Shakespearean sonnet. Which statement best describes why section 13 and 14 of "Sonnet, With Bird" function in the same way as a traditional final couplet?
Although "Sonnet, With Bird" is not a traditional sonnet, the last two numbered sections, the ones about the quail, do correspond to the final couplet in a Shakespearean sonnet. Which statement best describes why section 13 and 14 of "Sonnet, With Bird" function in the same way as a traditional final couplet?
1
Read the following sentence: "Throughout history, soldiers have used weapons as the spear, the cannon, and even something as simple as the slingshot to cause damage by means of projectile."What does the context of the sentence suggest in the meaning of projectile?
Read the following sentence:
"Throughout history, soldiers have used weapons as the spear, the cannon, and even something as simple as the slingshot to cause damage by means of projectile."
What does the context of the sentence suggest in the meaning of projectile?
1
Read the following sentence:"Sara's warm smile and sweet nature endear her to people she meets. Having more children meant that the Larsons had to enlarge their house."What do the underlined words suggest is a meaning of the prefix en-?
Read the following sentence:
"Sara's warm smile and sweet nature endear her to people she meets. Having more children meant that the Larsons had to enlarge their house."
What do the underlined words suggest is a meaning of the prefix en-?
1
Read this sentence and the dictionary entry below it. Then, answer the question."When my friend said that everyone had a cell phone, Grandma bridled and replied, "Well, young lady, I certainly don't!"bridle(BRY dul) n. 1. a part of a horse's harness including the nit and the reins 2. anything that holds back v. to put a bridle on (a horse) 2. to hold back or control as with a bridle 3. to bring the head up and draw in the chin, as in angerWhich definition best fits the meaning of bridled as it is used in the sentence?
Read this sentence and the dictionary entry below it. Then, answer the question.
"When my friend said that everyone had a cell phone, Grandma bridled and replied, "Well, young lady, I certainly don't!"
bridle(BRY dul) n. 1. a part of a horse's harness including the nit and the reins 2. anything that holds back v. to put a bridle on (a horse) 2. to hold back or control as with a bridle 3. to bring the head up and draw in the chin, as in anger
Which definition best fits the meaning of bridled as it is used in the sentence?