Monarch Magic

The poet includes stanzas 1 through 3 most likely to----

• describe the actions of the butterfly as a beautiful event

• highlight the speaker's memories of observing the butterfly

• emphasize the effect the butterfly has on its surroundings

• show that the speaker is watching more than one butterfly

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6.5F

Lines 18-20:You will meet millions and travel south

In an orange blanket that smothers the sky

Destined to find home in Mexico

Lines 18-20 shows that the ​ ​ (a)   is​ (b)   to Mexico.

• butterfly

• migrating

• dying

• blanket

• sky

• falling

• wondering

• looking

• returning

• poet

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6.5F

Which lines from the poem best suggests that the speaker is anticipating a future event?

• Cracking the capsule of crystal that captures your beautiful body and budding wings,

• But someday I will meet your kin that will being beauty back to my tree,

• You leave behind your chrysalis husk that kept you safely wrapped in a bundle

• They shimmer brightly in a new world; white dots and black stripes on rust.

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6.5F

Reorder the following to show the correct order of the butterfly metamorphosis.

• You spring free from the prison you enclosed yourself in;

• Cracking the capsule of crystal that captures your beautiful body

• LIke sails catching a sudden gust those frail folded flaps unfurl;

• You leave behind your chrysalis husk that kept you safely wrapped in a bundle

• You will meet millions and travel south destined to find home in Mexico

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6.5F

The poem's structure helps the reader picture the ​ ​ (a)   of Monarch butterfly.

• life cycle

• death

• rebirth

• burial

• release

• movement

• flight pattern

• thoughts and feelings

• wonderings

• rotation

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6.5F

Read these lines from "Monarch Magic."
You will meet millions and travel south
In an orange blanket that smothers the sky
Which sentence from "Red Crab Invasion" illustrates a similar idea?

• After mating, the males return to higher ground, but the females wait by the shore to lay their eggs. 

• During that journey they risk getting run over by cars, suffering dehydration, or being attacked by other animals.

• At the beginning of this migration, it appears as though the mountain is erupting with crabs.

• Among this great diversity are more than 100 kinds of crabs. 

Read lines 6 and 7 from the poem.
Like sails catching a sudden gust
Those frail folded flaps unfurl; 
The poet uses the simile in these lines to describe -- 

• the damage the wind has done to the butterdly's wings

• the quickness and fullness of the butterfly's speading wings

• the colors of the butterfly's new wings

• the size of the butterfly's wings compared to a ship's sails

Which lines from the poem best express the speaker's anticipation of the future event?

• Cracking the capsule of crystal that captures Your beautiful body and budding wings.

• But someday I will meet you kin That will bring beauty back to my tree,

• You leave behind your chrysalis husk That kept you safely wrapped in a bundle

• They shimmer brightly in a new world; White dots and black stripes on rust.

How are the migrations described in "Red Crab Invasion" and "Monarch Magic" similar? 

• Both migrations are initiated by the male of the species.

• Both migrations cross a border into another country.

• Both migrations occur during a rainy season.

• Both migrations are part of a cycle. 

Which lines from the poem best express the speaker's anticipation of a future event?

• Lines 3-4: Cracking the capsule of crystal that captures; Your beautiful body and budding wings.

• Lines 26-27: But someday I will meet your kin; That will bring beauty back to my tree.

• Lines 13-14: You leave behind your chrysalis husk; That kept you safely wrapped in a bundle.

• Lines 9-10: They shimmer brightly in a new world; White dots and black stripes on rust.