8Ch7 - Responding to literature - Practice

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
Here are two different versions of "The Star Spangled Banner"
United States Air Force Band audio_icon.gif Rocker Jimi Hendrix audio_icon.gif

1. What question is Key asking in this stanza?
Answer: Key is asking whether the American is still flying.
2. How was Key able to tell that the flag flew during the night?
Answer: The with their red glare and bursting in air provided light from which Key could see the flag flying.
3. What smells can you associate with this poem?
Answer: You probably don’t have much experience with this but you should be able to understand that the smell of dew (“dawn’s early light”) would be mixed with the smell of gunpowder and cannon fire.You would probably smell sulfer. Type sulfer in the box.
4. What type of rhythm does the poem have-fast or slow?
Answer: I think that your answers will vary. The poet is asking a question in almost a tentative way, the rhythm could be perceived as slow but you may have heard this more as a song the rhythm could also be perceived as fast. Type the word rhythm in the box.
5. Describe a time when you waited anxiously for news about an event. Begin your description with “This poem reminds me of the time when I. . .
Answer: I cannot put your work into a fill in the blank for this question but regardless your answer should include a lot of descriptive language. Type the words descriptive language here.