Poetry Quiz 11/22

How many LINES do all sonnets have?

• 14

• 2

• 8

• 19

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Use your textbook page 201: Which evidence best supports the idea that the speaker in the Sonnet is drawn to cats because they are helpless?

• There have been many cats I loved and lost...

• Stray felines have a mighty power to plead...

• Most of them are of the mongrel breed...

• No matter if by cares I am engrossed...

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Use your textbook page 201: What does the speaker mean by "cares" in line 5 of the Sonnet?

• Cats

• Other people's opinions

• her daily responsibilties

• any animal that needs help

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

In Sonnet page 201: Why does the speaker imagine herself in heaven in stanza two?

• It emphasizes (strengthens) her love of cats.

• It states the importance of justice for stray cats.

• It illustrates that cats and humans depend on each other.

• It illustrates that cats should fend for themselves.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Use your textbook page 201: How did the author create a serious tone in the sonnet?

• It uses a lot of repetition.

• She says even in heaven, should would help cats.

• She mentions she has lost many cats before.

• She switches from a funny tone to a serious one.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Structure of villanelles: How many LINES do villanelles have?

• 19

• 6

• 5

• 14

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Structure of a Villanelle: How many STANZAS do villanelles have?

• 19

• 6

• 14

• 5

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

On page 202: In I Understand--A Villanelle, what emotion does the speaker primarily express?

• Melancholy

• Empathy

• Confusion

• Joy

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the rhyme scheme of a traditional villanelle?

• ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• AABB CCDD EEFF GG

• ABBA ABBA CDE CDE

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

On page 202: In I Understand--A Villanelle, what does the speaker compare herself to?

• a crushed worm

• a hamster on a wheel

• a stray cat

• the feelings of a racoon

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5