Lesson 7.2: There's a certain slant of light

Which statement expresses the main theme of the poem?

• Spending time alone in nature can help you develop a better sense of who you are.

• It can feel like no one understands you when you're in deep mental or emotional pain.

• Allowing people to get to know the real you can often leave you feeling vulnerable.

• Nature can sometimes leave us feeling lonely and emotionally vulnerable.

How does the poem's winter setting contribute to its tone?

• It helps develop the poem's gloomy tone.

• It introduces an optimistic tone in the poem.

• It emphasizes the poem's hopeless tone.

• It helps develop a reassuring tone.

What does the phrase "heavenly hurt" mean in the poem?

• A pleasant feeling of joy
• A physical injury caused by an accident
• A state of emotional numbness
• A deep and profound emotional pain.

What does the word "heft" suggest about the speaker's experience of the light?

• Unimportant or trivial
• Light or airy
• Insignificant or insubstantial
• Heavy and opressive

What does the light symbolize in the poem?

• Despair and hopelessness

• Sadness, confusion, or fear
• Darkness, despair, or ignorance
• Anger, frustration, or disappointment

What does the speaker compare the slant of light to in the poem?

• a brick
• a blade
• a cathedral tunes

• a spoon

How does the speaker's description of the slant of light contribute to the meaning of the poem?

• the speaker emphasizes how winter is a sign of God's sadness

  
  

• the speaker shows how the landscape responds to even the slightest bit of light

  
  

• the speaker emphasizes the oppressive force of the light as well as the harm it's capable of

  
  

• the speaker shows how even a little light can brighten up a winter day

  
  

How does the poem's winter setting contribute to its tone?

• It introduces an optimistic tone in the poem.

  
  

• It introduces the poem's hopeless tone.

  
  

• It helps develop a reassuring tone.

  
  

• It helps develop the poem's gloomy tone.

  
  

Which detail from the text best supports the theme of the poem?

• “When it comes, the Landscape listens — / Shadows — hold their breath” (Lines 13-14)

  
  

• “like the Heft / Of Cathedral Tunes — ” (Lines 3-4)

  
  

• “Heavenly Hurt, it gives us — / We can find no scar” (Lines 5-6)

  
  

• “There's a certain Slant of light, / Winter Afternoons —” (Lines 1-2)

  
  

The speaker finds winter afternoons to be...

• quiet and peaceful
• hot and humid
• uncomfortable

• crowded and busy