1) How is the poem organized? a) 4 couplets b) A stanza c) A, D, and E d) 8 lines e) 2 stanzas f) A and E 2) What is the gist of the first couplet? a) The speaker has nightmares  b) The speaker thinks life is important c) None of these d) The speaker wants her dreams to come true e) The speaker wants to take fate into her own hands f) Follow your dreams 3) What is the gist of the second couplet? a) The world can be dangerous b) Dangerous fate will not stop her c) She doesn’t care what happens in the world d) All of the above e) A and C 4) What is the gist of the third couplet a) There is no hope for her b) She likes to fight c) She feels sad d) She can’t get up e) She has been down 5) What is the gist of the fourth couplet? a) She is tired in the mornings b) She is ready for the day c) She is awakening and walking into the morning d) None of these 6) The couplets each present a new….. a) Rhyme b) Sentence c) Topic d) Detail e) Idea f) Both A and E 7) Structure contributes to the meaning here because rhyming helps show… a) That ideas go together and are related b) That the author likes to have a good flow c) how fun it can be to read poems d) Show how ideas connect in interesting and surprising ways e) Both A and D f) Both B and C 8) What is the theme of the poem? a) Determination b) A girl who has dreams and a tough time c) Dreams can hold you down from reality d) Dreaming can help you achieve your goals e) Life is too hard and it can make you have bad dreams f) Determination can help you overcome obstacles and realize your dreams 9) Language (word choice and figurative language) helps influence meaning because… a) Countermand and contraband show negative qualities that are in the speaker’s life that hold her back b) Heart against the ground in dusty years show she struggled for a long time c) Stride into the morning break shows she’s ready for a new beginning d) All of these 10) What does countermand mean? a) Illegal things brought in b) A new order that makes the old order irrelevant c) Someone fighting back

Calling Dreams Analysis

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