What is the most likely reason the poet includes the figurative language in lines 1 and 2 of the poem?
Which line best highlights the poet’s use of alliteration? Select ONE highlighted line from the poem.
On summer nights when soft winds sigh,
And countless stars caress the sky,
I leave my window open wide
The creaking of the cedar boughs,
The croaking frogs, the whippoorwills,
Their voices linger on the breeze,
Familiar sounds that soothe and ease.
Immersed in nature’s lullabies.
The imagery in the second stanza (lines 5-8) most appeals to the reader’s sense of -
In line 9, “their voices linger on the breeze” suggests that the sounds -
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In the third stanza (lines 9-12), what is the most likely reason the poet uses figurative language to describe the way the speaker listens to sounds on a summer night?
Support your answer with evidence from the poem.
What theme does the poet express in the poem?
Which line helps the reader understand that the poet uses a first-person point of view in the poem?
Part A
What is the meaning of the word soothe in line 10 of the poem?
Part B
Which word from the poem helps the reader understand the meaning of the word soothe?
What change should be made in sentence 3?
Which sentence could best follow and support sentence 4?