The meter of “The Drought” is most like —
Drought Hmh

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English
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7th Grade
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Margaret Anderson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a thunderstorm
a calm heartbeat
an excited song
an irregular drumbeat
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The poem, “The Drought,” is different from a short story because —
the story of the drought and the farmer is incomplete
the story of the drought and the farmer is in the third person
the story of the drought and the farmer is told in a few lines
the story of the drought and the farmer has no moral
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Mark all that indicate the elements of a poem that are present in “The Drought.”
Meter
Rhyme
Dialogue
Stanzas
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the first and third lines of “The Drought,” the poet rhymes plains with the farmer’s veins. What is the effect of this rhyme?
It connects the farmer to the plains.
It likens the plains to a river.
It compares the farmer to a field.
It relates the plains to the wheat.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word best describes the rhyme scheme of “The Drought”?
Random
Missing
Complex
Regular
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The first eight lines of the poem are one sentence. Which is a possible reason for why the poet chooses to punctuate her sonnet this way?
The first eight lines underscore the extremes of weather.
The first eight lines are about the drought only.
The lines present the issue connecting the farmer to the plain.
The lines describe the theme of farm life during drought.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read lines 11–14. The farmer would most likely agree with which saying below?
Look for the silver lining.
There is no use crying over spilled milk.
When it rains, it pours.
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
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