7th gr Module 3: End of Unit 1

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7th Grade: End of Unit  Module 3 

End of Unit 1 Assessment: Analyze Structure, Language, and Theme: "I Shall Return"

Directions: Read the poem "I Shall Return" and answer the questions below.

What is the meaning of the phrase wonder-eyes in the second line of the poem?

The speaker has poor eyesight.

The speaker has great eyesight.

The speaker is happy about what he sees.

The speaker is confused about what he sees.

Reread the following stanza and answer the two questions below:
I shall return to hear the fiddle and fife
Of village dances, dear delicious tunes
That stir the hidden depths of native life,
Stray melodies of dim remembered runes.

How does this stanza develop meaning in the poem?

by adding descriptions of human activity

by explaining why the speaker first left home

by contradicting the images that came before

by showing how the speaker first discovered his home

How does rhyming in this stanza add to the meaning of the poem?

by showing the results of actions the speaker has taken

by drawing connections between the ideas being discussed

be developing contrasts between positive and negative events

by suggesting the speaker is taking the advice of others about home

How do the phrases hidden depths and dim remembered contribute meaning to the text?

by suggesting how the celebrations bring the past alive

by demonstrating the author's confusion about what is happening

by explaining how the author first discovered certain kinds of songs

by giving a reason why the author may not want to return home

Reread the line "At golden noon the forest fires burn" (3)

What is the connotation of the word golden in this line?

hidden

beautiful

important

dangerous

What is the effect of the repetition I shall return?

They show the speaker coming to a new decision for each stanza.

They demonstrate a new understanding of what home is.

They explain why the speaker has to argue his point.

They emphasize what the speaker longs to see again.

What is a theme of the poem?

Some memories are too difficult to consider.

There is danger in thinking too much about the past.

Home can hold a special meaning for people.

Nature can be more comforting than people at times.

How is this theme developed?

by describing the things the speaker misses

by explaining how easy it is to forget certain things

by showing why nature is superior to large gatherings

by explaining how the speaker changes his mind over time

How does the last line of the poem ("To ease my mind of long, long years of pain") develop the theme?

by revealing that the speaker will be home soon

by showing the power of home for the speaker

by making the idea of home seem more complicated

by introducing a new idea about home the speaker has

10.

Write a paragraph explaining how the poet uses structure and language to develop a theme.

Be sure to:
a. introduce the poem,
b. state the theme, and 
c. support your interpretation with specific references to the structure and language in the text.