2.13 Quiz: Powerful Expression 5; English class; 7th grade

Question Read the lines from the poem "In Spite of War." Where morning's altar whitely burns Lilies may lift their silver urns How does the poet's word choice in these lines affect the tone? Responses It creates a hopeful tone. It creates a mysterious tone. It creates a gloomy tone. It creates an annoyed tone.

It creates a hopeful tone.

Question Which feature of "The New Colossus" indicates that it is a sonnet? Responses It is about a major landmark. It is about a person. It has fourteen lines. There are lines that rhyme.

It has fourteen lines.

What is a theme in the poem "In Spite of War"? Responses Life goes on despite terrible occurrences. Flowers bring light to a dismal world. Bad things happen in life constantly. Negative events bring life to a halt.

Life goes on despite terrible occurrences.

Read these lines from the poem "The New Colossus." A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning... What is the meaning of the phrase "the imprisoned lightning?" Responses the fire burning in the statue's crown the light in the torch held by the statue the lightning in the sky above the statue the lights in the city behind the statue

The light in the torch held by the statue

How do the first two lines of "The New Colossus" contribute to the poem's meaning? Responses They establish a comparison between two related ideas. They introduce an idea that the rest of the poem contrasts. They introduce a topic unrelated to the topic described in the rest of the poem. They establish an idea that is explored throughout the rest of the poem.

They introduce an idea that the rest of the poem contrasts.