Read lines 8-9 from the passage.
"She barks at all cars.
I'd send her to Mars.
Which two effects does this use of assonance have on the feel of the poem?
Which phrase describes the speaker's perspective in the poem?
Which lines from the poem support the answer in question 2?
Why does the author say that Trouble hops and jumps "like a frog"?
Select two sentences that describe what the speaker thinks about Trouble.
Reade this line from the passage.
"The sun above was a big ball of fire" (line 3)
What does ball mean in this context?
What type of figurative language does the poet use in question 6?
Read the lines from the passage.
"A black patch on its forehead, shining mane, bright white coat,
Like a field of snow in some place remote." (lines 7-8)
What does the word remote mean in this context?
Read lines 7 and 8 again.
"A black patch on its forehead, shining mane, bright white coat,
Like a field of snow in some place remote." (lines 7-8)
Which simile is a clue to the answer in question 8?
In which two ways is the passage a lyric poem?
What is the purpose of the rhyming pattern in the first stanza?
Read line 7 from the poem.
"A black patch on its forehead, shining mane, bright white coat,"
What is the purpose of the use of assonance in shining, bright, and white in the poem? Choose two answers.