Read this passage from Henry David Thoreau's Walden:When the ground was not yet quite covered, and again near the end of winter, when the snow was melted on my south hill side and about my wood-pile, the partridges came out of the woods morning and evening to feed there. Whichever side you walk in the woods the partridge bursts away on whirring wings, jarring the snow from the dry leaves and twigs on high, which comes sifting down in the sunbeams like golden dust; for this brave bird is not to be scared by winter. It is frequently covered up by drifts, and, it is said, "sometimes plunges from on wing into the soft snow, where it remains concealed for a day or two." I used to start them in the open land also, where they had come out of the woods at sunset to "bud" the wild apple trees. They will come regularly every evening to particular trees, where the cunning sportsman lies in wait for them, and the distant orchards next the woods suffer thus not a little. I am glad that the partridge gets fed, at any rate. It is Nature's own bird which lives on buds and diet drink.1Which statement best summarizes the passage?A.The local partridges like to feed near the narrator's woodpile.B.Local partridges are undeterred by the harshness of winter and manage to find food in any circumstances.C.Winters are very harsh at Walden Pond, and all the wildlife is affected by the cold weather.D.Sneaky sportsmen lie waiting in the woods to hunt partridges.

Why does the free bird think of ‘another breeze’?

Read this poem:How like a winter hath my absence beenFrom thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!What old December's bareness every where!And yet this time removed was summer's time;The teeming autumn, big with rich increase,Bearing the wanton burden of the prime,Like widow'd wombs after their lords' decease:Yet this abundant issue seem'd to meBut hope of orphans and unfather'd fruit;For summer and his pleasures wait on thee,And, thou away, the very birds are mute;Or, if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheerThat leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.What type of poem is this?A.OdeB.SestinaC.HaikuD.SonnetSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

The following text is from Robert Burns’ 1781 poem, “Winter: A Dirge.”The sweeping blast, the sky o'ercast,The joyless winter dayLet others fear, to me more dearThan all the pride of May:The tempest's howl, it soothes my soul,My griefs it seems to join;The leafless trees my fancy please,Their fate resembles mine!6Mark for ReviewCross out answer choices you think are wrong.ABCWhich choice best states the main purpose of the text?ATo express the speaker's preference for winter over spring and stormsBTo describe the soothing effect of the tempest's howl on the speaker's soulCTo draw a parallel between the leafless trees and the speaker's own state of beingDTo convey the speaker's sense of joy and connection with nature during winter

this poem:How like a winter hath my absence beenFrom thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!What old December's bareness every where!And yet this time removed was summer's time;The teeming autumn, big with rich increase,Bearing the wanton burden of the prime,Like widow'd wombs after their lords' decease:Yet this abundant issue seem'd to meBut hope of orphans and unfather'd fruit;For summer and his pleasures wait on thee,And, thou away, the very birds are mute;Or, if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheerThat leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near.What type of poem is this?A.SonnetB.OdeC.SestinaD.HaikuSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

The free bird thinks of another breeze and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn and he names the sky his own.