Don't let it be me

Which statement best describes how the poet uses rhyme in each stanza of the poem?

• A. Only the second and the fourth lines rhyme

• B. Only the first and third lines rhyme

• C. The first and third lines rhyme, and the second and fourth lines rhyme

• D. All the lines have the same rhyme pattern

Why does the poet use an exclamation point in the first stanza?

• F. To emphasize the speaker's fear

• G. To draw attention to the poet's writing style

• H. To show the teacher's role

• J. To describe the speaker's happiness

Why is the fourth stanza (lines 13-16) important to the poem?

• A. It describes why the speaker does not have any friends

• B. It explains why the speaker does not want the teacher to call on them

• C. It describes how mean the teacher is

• D. It shows that the speaker wishes that the teacher would call on them

Read lines 1-2 from the poem

I look and look in all directions.

Then quickly put my head down so I can't see.

These lines best support the idea that the speaker-

• F. can't find what she's looking for

• G. wants to answer the question

• H. went to bed late and is sleepy

• J. is avoiding something

In line 11 of the poem, what does the word yearning mean?

• A. dislike

• B. evade

• C. want

• D. scare

The imagery in line 17 most appeals to the reader's sense of-

• F. smell

• G. sight

• H. taste

• J. touch

The last stanza expresses the idea that the speaker-

• A. is thankful that the teacher did not call on them

• B. is upset that the teacher called on them

• C. is embarrassed because they got the wrong answer

• D. is glad that they got the right answer