"Siren Song"

Who is the speaker of the poem?

• An uninvolved narrator
• the poet
• a siren
• a sailor

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which best describes the shift in the fourth stanza?

• the speaker shifts from describing the song to talking directly to the reader
• the speaker shifts from feeling powerful to feeling desperate
• the poem shifts from iambic pentameter to a different meter
• the poem shifts from an ABAB rhyme scheme to no rhyme scheme at all

Which other stanza offers a major shift?

• the third stanza
• the fifth stanza
• the seventh stanza
• the ninth stanza

How does the speaker really feel about the siren song?

• she likes the power she has
• she finds the song irresistible
• she hates it and wants to escape it
• she thinks it's boring

What is the secret the speaker alludes to?

• that she doesn't really like the siren song and hopes to escape it
• that she has a plan to escape but needs the reader's help implementing it
• how to escape the siren song
• there is no secret; it's a trick to get the reader to come close enough to hear the siren song and be killed

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which adjective best describes the attitude in stanzas 1-3?

• powerful
• wistful
• desperate
• smug

Which adjective best describes the attitude in stanzas 4-8?

• powerful
• wistful
• desperate
• smug

Which adjective best describes the attitude in stanza 9?

• powerful
• wistful
• desperate
• smug

The title of this poem contains which of the following poetic elements?

• alliteration
• allusion
• allegory
• Both alliteration and allusion

For what purpose might the poet use significantly more repetition in stanzas 7-8? Choose the best option. 

• for emphasis
• to create a dramatic effect
• to create a hypnotic effect that lures the reader in
• there is not significantly more repetition in stanzas 7-8 than appeared throughout the rest of the poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9