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Question #1Read the lines from the poem. ..the Dutch elm whose long-gone limbs I remember as if they were my own. What does the author suggest in this line?a. There were a lot of plants at her house.b. There were Dutch tulips in her garden.c. Her favorite tree from her childhood home is no longer standing.d. The authors father planted a tree at their home.

Question #2Read the lines from the poem. Under my bed was a dress box spilling old pictures, a sift of lost faces to drift beneath my dreams. I am from those moments--snapped before I budded--leaf fall from the family tree. Which of the poems themes is presented in these lines?a. The best place to keep old pictures of your family is in a dress box. b. The author has a strong sense of connection to her family, even those she never met.c. The elm tree in her yard always dropped many leaves.d. The author has bad dreams at night about getting lost.

Question #3Read the lines from the poem. Im from the know-it-alls and the pass-it-onsWhich would be an appropriate synonym for know-it-alls in this line?a. smarty-pantsb. highly intelligent personc. tattle-talesd. bullies

Question #4Which line from the poem is a simile?a. I am from the forsythia bushb. with a cottonball lambc. a sift of soft facesd. it tasted like beets

Question #5The poet uses the refrains I am from and Im from to express hera. confusion about family members she never metb. life experiences with locations and family members has shaped herc. desire to find a better place to lived. forgetfulness of many family traditions

Question #6Read the lines from the poem. ..from Perk up! and Pipe down!The poet uses alliteration in this line toa. introduce rhymeb. enhance rhythmc. create metaphord. introduce personification

Matching____ 7. Personification a. the beginning sounds of words are alike____ 8. Alliteration b. the ending sounds of words are alike

____ 9. Onomatopoeia c. human traits given to nonhuman items ____ 10. Hyperbole d. a word that is spelled like the sound it makes

____ 11. Rhyme e. extreme exaggeration

____ 12. Idiom f. figurative meaning is different from literal meaningTerms

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