Carry by Linda Hogan

Based on the author’s use of figurative language, which statement best describes the tone of the poem?

• still and peaceful

• exhilarating and inspiring

• mournful yet hopeful

• lovely yet dangerous

Read lines 24–29 of “Carry.”

It says, come close, you who want to swallow me; already I am part of you. Come near. I will shape myself around you so soft, so calm I will carry you down to a world you never knew or dreamed,

What does the personification of the water in these lines symbolize?

•   Betrayal

• Comfort

• Irritation

•   Nourishment

It was beautiful, that water,

like a silver coin stretched thin

enough to feed us all,

smooth as skin before anyone knew

the undertow’s1 rough hands

Which phrase from lines 15–19 of “Carry” contributes most to the tone of reverence for the water?

•   that water (line 15)

•   undertow’s rough hands (line 19)

• enough to feed us all (line 17)

•   stretched thin (line 16)

Read lines 1–14 from “Carry.” These lines develop a theme of a relationship between —

• child and parent

• fear and courage

• predator and prey

• regret and contentment

In “Carry”, the water is most likely a symbol of --

• Death and Rebirth

• Youth

• Regret

• Reflection

What is the figurative language in lines 15 , 16?

• personification

• repetition

• metaphor

• simile

What is the figurative language in lines 17 , 18?

• personification

• repetition

• metaphor

• simile

What is the figurative language in line 19?

• personification

• repetition

• metaphor

• simile

What is the figurative language in line 26?

• personification

• repetition

• metaphor

• simile

Which of the following is the speaker in lines 25 - 30?

• The Fish

• The Fisherman

• The Hawk

• The Water