Not My Bones and from Fortune's Bones

What is the effect of the personification in lines 5–6 of “Not My Bones”?

• It provides a clue to readers that the speaker has died.
• It helps readers understand key ideas about molecules.
• It conveys the idea that people are more than their bodies.

What is the meaning of the simile in lines 19–20 of “Not My Bones”?

• Owning a person’s mind is as impossible as riding on the wind.
• A person’s body is as much a prison as a bridle used on horses.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A Read line 10 of “Not My Bones.” we are clouds in clothes. Which statement best expresses the meaning of this line?

• Our bodies are unique.
• We will outlast our bodies.
• We need to care for our bodies.

Part B Which quote from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

• This skeleton was just my / temporary home. (lines 3–4)
• Life’s the best thing that can happen to you. (line 22)

Which statement explains what the speaker of “Not My Bones” most likely means by the clause you are not your bones in line 34?

• One’s soul is more important than one’s bones.
• A person’s body and bones can overcome the person’s mind.

In “Not My Bones,” the poet’s use of figurative language helps to —

• show that the speaker has left the anguish of slavery behind
• illustrate that slavery was widespread before it was abolished

Which organizational pattern does the author mainly use in the excerpt from Fortune’s Bones?

• Chronological
• Comparison and contrast

In the excerpt from Fortune’s Bones, how does the author help readers understand the chronology of events in paragraph 5?

• By using just a few present-tense verbs
• By specifying the years in which events happened

In the excerpt from Fortune’s Bones, which organizational pattern best describes the structure the author uses in paragraph 17?

• Main idea and examples
• Chronological order
• Cause and effect
• Problem and solution

In the excerpt from Fortune’s Bones, why does the author most likely explain what happened to Fortune’s body soon after his death?

• To show that slave owners didn’t regard those they enslaved as human beings
• To emphasize that slave owners made unreasonable demands, even after death