Unit 5 Lesson 3 - 5.9B and 5.7C

Which of the following statements best distinguishes between the poet and the speaker in the poem?

• The poet is the one who feels tired and sick, while the speaker is the one who lectures.

• The poet is the author of the poem, while the speaker is the character experiencing the events in the poem.

• The poet is the one who looks up at the stars, while the speaker is the one who writes about it.

• The poet and the speaker are the same person, both experiencing the events described.

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TEKS.ELA.5.9B

Using text evidence, which line from the poem supports the idea that the speaker prefers nature over scientific explanations?

• "When I heard the learn’d astronomer,"

• "When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them,"

• "Till rising and gliding out I wander’d off by myself,"

• "When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,"

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TEKS.ELA.5.7C

Which line from the poem indicates a shift in the speaker's feelings?

• "When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,"

• "How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick,"

• "When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,"

• "Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars."

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TEKS.ELA.5.7C

What is the effect of the phrase "perfect silence" in the context of the poem?

• It emphasizes the speaker's loneliness.

• It highlights the contrast between the lecture and the night.

• It suggests the speaker's confusion.

• It indicates the speaker's fear of the night.

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TEKS.ELA.5.9B

Which of the following lines best supports the idea that the speaker finds peace in nature?

• "When I heard the learn’d astronomer,"

• "When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them,"

• "In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time,"

• "When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,"

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TEKS.ELA.5.7C

Which line from the poem suggests that the speaker feels overwhelmed by the scientific approach to understanding the stars?

• "When I heard the learn’d astronomer,"

• "When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,"

• "How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick,"

• "Look’d up in perfect silence at the stars."

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TEKS.ELA.5.7C

What does the phrase "mystical moist night-air" suggest about the speaker's perception of the night?

• The night is confusing and chaotic.

• The night is magical and calming.

• The night is cold and unwelcoming.

• The night is dark and frightening.

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TEKS.ELA.5.9B

The author of the poem is always the speaker of the poem, too.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The speaker of the poem can be literally anyone or anything.

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CCSS.RL.6.6