The Frog in the Swimming Pool

In the poem, the frog is depicted as

• A: isolated and unattractive

• B: regal and dignified

• C: fearsome and dangerous

• D: Lovable because of his appearance

• E: Alienated but deserving of his lot

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Lines 1-4 ("A wet...cart") incorporate all of the following EXCEPT

• A: unconventional verbs

• B: regular meter

• C: visual imagery

• D: tactile imagery

• E: metaphor

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Line 6 contains which of the following?

• A: Onomatopoeia

• B: Antithesis

• C: Alliteration

• D: A simile

• E: An Oxymoron

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The effect of the allusion in lines 11-40 is to

• A: Enhance understanding of a natural phenomenon

• B: invest a secular object with spiritual qualities

• C: evoke images of antiquity

• D: dignify a common occurrence

• E: introduce an element of sympathetic humor

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Lines 20-21 ("He calls...air") suggests that the frog

• A: regrets having chosen a life of nonconformity

• B: inhabits a form inconsistent with his inner qualities

• C: longs to escape his repetitive existence

• D: is naturally linked to the scene he inhabits

• E: has an insidious power to charm

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The last four lines (24-27) suggest that the frog

• A: chooses to ignore the momentous obligations placed on him

• B: lacks the power to affect the course of human events

• C: is the cause of the suffering that surrounds him

• D: has become attuned to the rhythm of the natural world

• E: rejects the former dissipation of his life

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The poem makes use of which of the following?

I. Tercet stanzas

II. Run-on lines

III. Refrains

• A: I only

• B: II only

• C: I and II only

• D: I and III only

• E: I, II, and III

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In the poem, the speaker is most concerned with representing the

• A: irrepressible vitality of nature

• B: failure of human beings to respect the environment

• C: search for forgiveness and redemption

• D: lack of understanding between humans and animals

• E: pervasiveness of loneliness and decay

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What words were you unfamiliar with and would like to go over?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10