In "Sonnet, With Bird," what has happened to make the speaker so sorrowful?
Sonnet with Bird

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English
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9th - 10th Grade
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Hard
Margaret Anderson
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1.
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a conversation with his mother about a friend
missing his wife at home
the death of a childhood friend
moving off the reservation
2.
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What emotion does the speaker in "Sonnet, With Bird" feel?
nostalgia
loneliness
contempt
pride
3.
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How does "Sonnet, With Bird" differ from a traditional sonnet?
It does not follow the ideas of love and adoration
It's setting is too modern
It is not divided into stanzas and couplets
It has more than 14 lines
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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In “Sonnet, With Bird,” what event causes the speaker great sorrow?
The death of the childhood friend he once visited.
The death of his bird.
The death of his parents.
The loss of his job.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What do the details in this passage suggest are the reasons that the speaker associates quails with Indians?
"A gathering of quail is called a bevy. A gathering of Indians is called a tribe. When quails speak, they call it a song. When Indians sing, the air is heavy with grief. When quails grieve, they lie down next to their dead. When Indians die, the quail speaks."
Both speak and both fly.
Both live together in groups and both grieve when one dies.
Both get along and both die.
Both have leaders and both are kind.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is one meaning of the Latin prefix en-?
To put into a new state of being.
To be above
To go around
To deal with the Earth
7.
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What is theme?
the rhyme scheme of a poem
the title of a poem
the type of poem
a central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work.
8.
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30 sec • 1 pt
In "Elliptical," about whom could the speaker most likely be speaking?
the oppressors
political opponents
people who are born here
a group it looks down on
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