The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Figurative Language

The sensory images in stanza 6 are used to emphasize the speaker's--

• happiness to be alone in the woods.

• rejection that the woods are haunted.

• humor in the sounds he hears in the woods.

• sadness that he is alone in the woods.

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What can you infer about the poem's speaker based on the details about "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

• He is braver than Ichabod Crane.

• He is as nervous as the villagers of Sleepy Hollow.

• He is unaware of the haunted woods.

• He is disappointed that he is alone.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Read the following line from the poem.

Because there are no ghosts, of course.

What is the difference between the speaker and Ichabod?

• The speaker does not believe that the haunted woods are haunted and has a sense of confidence, but Ichabod believed that the woods were haunted and was very afraid.

• The speaker is just as afraid as Ichabod was when he traveled home.

• The speaker will be able to escape the headless horseman because he has passed the bridge, however, Ichabod died because Gunpoweder was too slow.

• The speaker is unaware of the tales of the haunted woods, but Ichabod was aware and afraid.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Read the lines from paragraph 12 in Scene 3 --

Knickerbocker: All these tales, told in those drowsy whispers with which people talk in the dark, sank deep in the mind of Ichabod and, in turn, caught the attention of Brom.

The playwrite includes these lines to foreshadow that--

• Katrina likes Ichabod better than Brom Bones.

• Ichabod is affected by the tales from the party goers.

• Ichabod is nervous and afraid.

• Brom Bones will probably take advantage of Ichabod's fear.

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

The author uses third person point of view in the legend primarily to --

• help the reader understand why Katrina likes Ichabod

• describe how the tales affect Ichabod and how Brom observes his reaction

• allow the reader to understand Knickerbocker's feelings through internal dialogue

• tell the story from Ichabod's perspective, which adds suspense and mystery

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read the following line from paragraph 12 in Scene 3 of the legend--

Brom: I don't know what you see in him. He's got dinner plates where his ears should be and shovels for feet.

The author included this line most likely to emphasize--

• Ichabod's physical description in order to explain his dancing skills

• Knikerbocker's reason for feeling sorry for Ichabod.

• Baltus' need to get his party goers to dance.

• Brom's dislike of Ichabod.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Read these lines from the poem

I was going where no one should,

and if I survived, I'd never be the same.

Which phrase from the quote of the poem relates a similar idea in the legend?

• ...one doesn't dare to be caught upon the roadway during the witching hour

• The Headless Horseman?

• His body is buried in the churchyard,...

• I'm not afraid of the horesman...

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the most likely reason that the poet uses personification in line 6?

• To compare Ichabod's feelings to his actions.

• To allude to the woman's shriek in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

• To contrast the feeling that Ichabod had to Brom Bones.

• To emphasize Ichabod's fear.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Read the following stanza from the poem--

Then, I heard the "hoot" of an owl in a tree,

And the "caw" of a raven on its perch.

The headless horseman I hoped not to see,

As I passed the graveyard near the church.

The author mose likely includes this allusion to--

• to show that the speaker is afraid of noise in the nignt.

• to allow the reader to make a connection to the legend.

• to describe the setting.

• to show the number of birds that are nocturnal.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the rhyme scheme of the selection?

• ABAB

• ABBA

• AABB

• AABB

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5