Question

what word in line 1 has a sad or depressing connotation?
a plain is a big field; why is this noun written as plural?
line 2: “of winter wheat and walks a sharpened pace”
define alliteration.
what three words are alliterated in line 2?
give a synonym for pace.
give a synonym for the word “sharpened,” describing his pace.
line 3: “to stretch the life that’s puddled in his veins,”
in this line “stretch” means
“puddle” is used as a verb, meaning to form a small pool; this word choice could be considered ironic or paradoxical because there has been no
“… in his veins” means his “life’s blood;” to live, he is dependent upon
line 4: “muster up some color in his face.”
“muster” means to collect, assemble, or gather together. why is there no color in his face?
line 5: “and see what he can salvage from the dust;”
which word means “to rescue or save?” what does the farmer hope to rescue or save? what word does the poet use instead of earth?
line 6: “this season’s bitterness has starved his grain”
define personification.
what is personified in this sentence?
what two words in this line have negative connotations?
line 7: “and left the soil with nothing but a trust”
“trust,” in this line, means belief or faith; what kind of connotation is this?
line 8: “that time will make a friend out of the rain.”
what word is personified in line 8?
what word has a positive connotation in this line?
line 9: “so now he wanders through the field he’s turned”
what verb does the poet use to describe how the farmer walks?
give a synonym for “turned.”
line 10: “and tilled with care, a twenty acre grave”
“turned,” “tilled,” and “twenty” are examples of
the field is called a “grave;” this comparison is an example of a
line 11: “it seems. and yet in years he’s learned”
learning does not always come quickly; sometimes it takes
line 12: “that, often times, there’s something left to save,”
by taking one’s time and looking closely, there might be “ left to .”
these two words alliterate with the beginning sound of the letter
line 13: “he stops to sift the dusty earth in hands”
what two words alliterate in line 13?
line 14: “that look for breath inside the broken lands.”
what example of figurative language is used in line 14?
despite the devastating drought, the farmer continues to look for signs of life in his parched, arid field;
s act indicates the farmer is trying to stay
which line would flow more smoothly by adding one word to it? what word?
\the drought\ by amy helfrich; \drought\ by a. shacknofsky; \the drought\ by gary soto (chart with literary terms and analysis)

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s are matched to each question using the provided word bank on the right, focusing on literary terms, connotations, and text analysis.