The Fallen

How does do these lines sound?

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;

They sit no more at familiar tables of home;

• Positive

• Negative

• No emotion

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What do these lines mean?

"They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;

They sit no more at familiar tables of home;"

• The soldiers died with their comrades.

• The soldiers remember the good times.

• The soldiers' death takes them away from their friends and family

• The soldiers will be remembered for their bravery.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;

They sit no more at familiar tables of home;

They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;

They sleep beyond England's foam.

Read the underlined portion? What does the underlined portion mean?

• The soldiers are tired.

• The soldiers are resting in the grave.

• The soldiers are lazy.

• The soldiers are in heaven.

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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

A euphemism is a statement that makes makes something that will normally sound harsh sound more positive. Which of the following is a euphemism for "He got fired"?

• He got canned

• He got axed.

• He was given an early retirement.

• He got terminated.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Read the lines below.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;

They sit no more at familiar tables of home;

They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;

They sleep beyond England's foam.

Why does the poem use the euphemisms sleep (line 20) for death?

• To make the poem seem more critical and disapproving.

• To make the poem seem more vivid and descriptive.

• To make the poem seem less graphic and morbid.

• To make the poem seem less passionate and emotional.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How do these lines sound?

"But where our desires are and our hopes profound,

Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,"

• Positive

• no emotion

• negative

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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 do these lines mean?

"But where our desires are and our hopes profound,

Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight."

• Our hopes and desires are unknown to the soldiers due to their death.

• The living will never know the hopes and desires of the soldiers.

• The soldiers wanted to express their hopes and desires.

• We can no longer see the soldiers.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How do these lines sound?

"To the innermost heart of their own land they are known

As the stars are known to the Night"

• Positive

• negative

• No emotion

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What do these lines mean?

"To the innermost heart of their own land they are known

As the stars are known to the Night"

• People of the land enjoy looking at the stars.

• The people are broken hearted by the death of the soldiers.

• The people will remember the soldiers and their sacrifice.

• The soldiers death means they will forever be lost in memory.

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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

Read the lines below?




As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,

Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain;

As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,

To the end, to the end, they remain.

How does the comparison to stars in lines 23-28 impact the meaning of the poem?

• The comparison brings attention to the goals the soldiers had prior to the deaths.

• The comparison emphasizes the physical distance between the dead and their loved ones.

• The comparison illustrates the bonds that endure between the dead and their loved ones.

• The comparison reveals the sense of duty exhibited by the soldiers prior to their deaths.

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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