GED Items
on
Hunting Poems
By Joe and Pat
8/5/03
1. The excerpts from the
poems "Red Deer" by Carol Frost and "Brian the
Still-Hunter" by Margaret Atwood each contain one simile. These similes start on
a)
Line
12 of "Red Deer" and line 8 of "Brian the Still-Hunter"
b)
Line
2 of "Red Deer" and line 2 of "Brian the Still-Hunter"
c)
Line
1 of "Red Deer" and line 3 of "Brian the Still-Hunter"
d)
Line
5 of "Red Deer" and line 5 of "Brian the Still-Hunter"
2. The hunter in "Red
Deer" is happy (see line 2). What
reason for his happiness is best supported by the rest of the poem?
a)
his
killing of the deer proves that humans are the superior species
b)
the
deer reminds him of himself
c)
the
death of the deer reminds him of his own coming death
d)
the
deer will no longer suffer because it has died
e)
he
believes that human life is based on killing other life forms
3. Why does the hunter in
"Brian the Still-Hunter" say he has to kill?
a)
because
he must kill in order to have enough to eat
b)
because
hunting deer makes him feel one with nature
c)
because
he does not want to turn into a wild deer
d)
because
the deer is running away with his soul
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From Red
Deer By Carol Frost |
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1. |
I
stand in violence, in death, |
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2. |
and
I am happy --- with the chill of fear. |
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3. |
The
light withdraws, chills me; alters |
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4. |
nothing. At the root of humanness |
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5. |
a
cup of blood |
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6. |
nature
spills. And this is part |
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7. |
of
everything I see or make or am. |
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8. |
But
this once |
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9. |
let
me tell truth |
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10. |
that
can't be told |
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11. |
outright. I had no pity |
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12. |
The
deer's last breath |
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13. |
crawled
out like a clear beautiful ray |
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14. |
of
sun on stones. I kissed |
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15. |
its
head. I couldn't help myself |
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From Brian
the Still-Hunter By Margaret Atwood |
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1.
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He
said to me: |
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2. |
I
kill because I have to. |
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3. |
But
every time I aim, I feel |
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4. |
my
skin grow fur |
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5. |
my
head heavy with antlers |
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6. |
and
during that stretched instant |
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7. |
the
bullet glides along its thread of speed |
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8.
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my
soul runs innocent as hooves. |