One Perfect Rose

How many stanzas are in "One Perfect Rose"?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 12

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

In "One Perfect Rose," which pair of lines ends with rhyming words?

• lines 1 and 2

• lines 2 and 3

• lines 2 and 4

• lines 3 and 4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

According to the speaker in "One Perfect Rose," which of the following is the meaning of the rose?

• It holds the sender's heart.

• It contrasts love with scorn.

• It represents purity.

• It stands for nobility.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Why isn't the speaker in "One Perfect Rose" thrilled with the gift?

• She is allergic to flowers.

• It is not romantic enough.

• She doesn't like the sender.

• It does not have much value.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

The speaker in "One Perfect Rose" is

• thoughtful

• passionate

• practical

• impressed

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Who is the "messenger" in the first stanza?

• the speaker

• the speaker's beau

• a floral delivery person

• the rose

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Traditionally, how do most recipients feel about the gift the speaker receives?

• embarrassed

• surprised

• delighted

• amused

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

When the speaker says, "it's always just my luck" to get a rose, she means that it is

• not lucky at all

• a kind of charm

• a nice surprise

• an act of chance

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The rhyme pattern

• varies from stanza to stanza

• changes in the final stanza

• is consistent throughout the poem

• stays the same in stanzas 1 and 3, but changes in stanza 2

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

The speaker would probably prefer a limousine to a rose because

• a rose will wilt and die

• she does not love the giver

• a rose is too romantic

• a limousine is worth more

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5