Question

name jeremiah heslop
scares the plentiful prey,
the flock of feathers, quick - moving,
fluttering and
feeling elsewhere to roost.
how strong was i to think you
already home.
which of these shows the rhyme pattern of lines 8 - 11?
(a) a - b - c - b
(b) a - b - b - a
(c) a - b - a - b
(d) a - b - c - a
read lines 15 - 19.
and you
turn tiger,
tight and trembling
beneath my
forgotten fingers.
what do these lines show about how the sight of birds affects the cat?
(a) the cat tries to leap out of the window.
(b) the cat feels very excited and fierce.
(c) the cat becomes nervous and afraid.
(d) the cat tries to scratch the speaker.
read line 30.
scares the plentiful prey.
think about the suffix - ful. what is the meaning of plentiful as it is used above?
(a) well - fed
(b) easily frightened
(c) many, very much

Explanation:

1. For the rhyme - pattern question, we label the end - sound of each line. If the end - sounds match, they have the same letter. Analyzing lines 8 - 11, we find the pattern.
2. For the cat's reaction question, words like "turn tiger" and "tight and trembling" suggest excitement and fierceness.
3. For the word - meaning question, the suffix "-ful" means "full of". "Plentiful" means full of plenty or a large amount.

Answer:

1. B. ABBA
2. B. The cat feels very excited and fierce.
3. C. Many, a large amount.