The City That Never Stops Giving -StudySync

Which of these inferences is best supported by lines 1–4?

• The city is usually eerily quiet.

• The city is generally unremarkable.

• The city is very busy at this street corner.

• 6th and Broadway is the best place to be in this city.

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Which of these best characterizes the use of “we” in lines 21–22 of the poem?

• The meaning of “we” is left deliberately mysterious.

• “We” likely refers to people in general.

• “We” likely refers to the narrator and the reader.

• “We” likely refers to the narrator and her friends.

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Which of these would the poet most likely agree with?

• People in the city are mostly rude and uninviting.

• Major urban centers are alive with possibility.

• Nashville is the only city in the country worth living in.

• Meeting new people is an awkward experience.

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The speaker’s tone in the poem could best be described as ________.

• frustrated

• satirical

• celebratory

• nostalgic

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Which of these inferences about Nashville is most closely something celebrated by the poet?

• Baristas in Nashville are careless about writing names on cups.

• Nashville is a city with a proud sports legacy.

• Nashville is a city with a rich musical history.

• The poem is actually about a different Nashville than the famous city in Tennessee.

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Which passage from the poem best supports the inference that Nashville is a city with a rich musical history?

• “They never spell my name right / on the little cups filled with magic.”

• “From this crosswalk, electricity ripples / through the crooked streets of the city.”

• “A newfangled story in a blink and a sigh, / blinkers signaling a right turn,”

• “Where Roy Orbison wrote ‘Oh Pretty Woman,’ / emboldened by the femme of mercy / below his apartment balcony”

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Which of these statements best describes the narrator’s view on the nature of the city?

• Everyone who lives in the city knows each other.

• People in this city are especially warm and friendly.

• The city connects strangers in a unique way.

• The city is a cold and alienating place.

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Which passage from the poem best supports the idea that the city connects strangers in a unique way?

• “So begins / the journey across the black and white,”

• “all significance is lost, we turn / around softly and walk the other way.”

• “From this crosswalk, electricity ripples / through the crooked streets of the city.”

• “when everyone becomes familiar / and nothing feels strange.”

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Match the word on the left with the synonym on the right.

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Write 4-5 lines of your own poem (or a paragraph) about your hometown or city. Include descriptive details, figurative language, and other elements to create a rich and meaningful response.

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