1. If bridle means “to tie up,” unbridledmost likely means
A. to ache.
B. to race.
C. to fly.
D. to free.
2. Read lines 17–24. What does eternalmean?
A. fast
B. fun
C. hopeful
D. never-ending
3. In this poem, the word draft means
A. a breeze.
B. a sketch.
C. a load.
D. a demand.
4. When the speaker talks about 'my soul,' she means her
A. body
B. spirit
C. appearance
D. mood
5. When the speaker says that she is going 'ever, ever upward,' she means that
she
A.feels free from the worries of everyday life.
B.will take a plane around the world.
C.has learned how to float in the air.
D.wants to climb a mountain instead of run through fields.
6. Read this line from the poem.
And the footprints cease.
Which word from the poem has the same meaning as cease?
A. flight
B. stop
C. capture
D. seeps
7. Which word from the poem means the same ascapture (line 9)?
A. catch (line 6)
B. seeps (line 7)
C. fade (line 11)
D. go (line 13)
8. How many stanzas make up this poem?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 5
D. 24
9. Why does the poet repeat the words "You cannot" in lines 6 and 10?
A.to make readers feel like running through fields is not possible
B.to show readers that they are not as good at running as the speaker
C.to point out that the feeling she tries to describe cannot be expressed in
words
D.to tell young kids what they can and cannot do when they are playing outside
10. This poem is a
A.sonnet (poem with 14 lines that rhyme).
B.free verse (poem with no rhyme).
C.haiku (poem with 17 syllables in 3 lines).
D.ballad (poem that is meant to be sung).
11. Which word best describes how running makes the speaker feel?
A. tired
B. free
C. important
D. quiet
12. What makes the speaker's 'worries fade in flight'?
A.the wind and the air
B.a weary mind with worries
C.a feeling that can't be caught
D.the wings of your heart
13. Which is the best summary of the poem?
A.The speaker keeps running even though her body aches.
B.The speaker runs so fast she starts to fly away and keeps going.
C.The speaker loves the way the wind feels in her face and hair.
D.The speaker describes how running through fields makes her feel free.
14. Which line from the poem uses sound repetition to create meaning?
A.“That fills your weary mind with wind and air”
B.“But my soul cannot keep from running.”
C.“Around the world three times and back,”
D.“And so on I go, until even the pain is left behind”
15. Read these lines from the poem.
You cannot catch this wind spirit/That seeps into your soul/ And lets you fly
with the wings of your heart.
In these lines, the author sees the heart as a
A. bird.
B. feather.
C. ghost.
D. breeze.
16. The author most likely wrote this poem in order to
