5/2 Passage

1. How does stanza 5 contribute to the meaning of the poem? (RL.6.5)

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  It introduces the speaker’s full understanding of the mystery behind the gate.

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  It shows that the speaker is beginning to lose interest in the gate

• It reveals the speaker’s growing fear and hesitation before making a choice.

• It reveals the speaker’s growing fear and hesitation before making a choice.

2. Which quotation most strongly supports the inference that the speaker is both curious and afraid? (RL.6.1)

• “The silence ends. The vines collapse.”

•  “My heart pounds loud like thunder struck, / My hands feel fire, my steps are stuck.”
  

•  “They told me once that nothing grows / Beyond the fence where no one goes.”

• “The gate stands crooked on rusted hinge.”

3. Which two lines best show the speaker’s contrasting perspective of warning and temptation? (RL.6.6)

• “A whisper worms through wild vine, / A voice that isn’t theirs—or mine.”

• “Still something waits, past fence and fate— / Too late, too late, I test the gate.”
  

• “Don’t go past the gate. Don’t go past the gate.” / “But something hums in hidden weight—”

•  “The wind dies down. The world unwraps.” / “The rust bites back, a wound within.”

4. How does the phrase “whisper worms through wild vine” impact the tone of the poem? (RL.6.5)

• It creates a calm and peaceful mood through its soft sound and meaning.

• It builds a tone of suspense through its creepy, twisting imagery and repetition of sound.

• It adds humor by personifying the whisper as a wild animal.

•  It signals a shift in point of view from the speaker to the environment.

5. Which quote best conveys the theme of the selection? (RL.6.2)

• “My feet are still. My breath won't wait.”

• “They told me once that nothing grows / Beyond the fence where no one goes.”

• “Still something waits, past fence and fate— / Too late, too late, I test the gate.”

• “The sky turns copper, the air feels thin.”