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TEKS Grade 8 ELA - Literary Analysis 2 [110.24.b.9.a] Author's Purpose, [110.24.b.9.d] Figurative Language, [110.24.b.9.e] Literary Devices [110.24.b.9.f] Mood and Tone

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Grade 8
English Language Arts and Reading
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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  • Q1
    What does the author mean by "rain kept falling, penetrating his will, seeping into his consciousness, and flooding his soul"?
    The ongoing storm is making Cole feel more hopeless and mentally weak.
    Cole is drowning.
    The ongoing rain is making Cole lose his mind.
    The rain has soaked Cole's clothes all the way through.
    30s
    110.24.b.9.d
  • Q2
    What is the mood of this passage?
    rainy
    painful
    hopeless
    angry
    30s
    110.24.b.9.f
  • Q3
    What does the mother caring for her baby sparrows symbolize for Cole?
    the pain that he feels from the attack
    hope that he might survive
    how much he misses his family
    the care that he doesn't receive in his life
    30s
    110.24.b.9.e
  • Q4
    What type of figurative language is used here: "The rain fully intended to kill"?
    hyperbole
    alliteration
    metaphor
    personification
    30s
    110.24.b.9.d
  • Q5
    This passage is written in a third person omniscient point of view. Why is this important for our understanding of the story?
    It allows the reader to understand Cole's thoughts and feelings.
    It provides more detailed imagery about nature.
    It shows the narrator's perspective of the story.
    It allows us to focus on the most important events in the story.
    30s
    110.24.b.9.e
  • Q6
    What information does the author convey through this paragraph: "A constant rain and shrouded gray sky masked the passing of hours, leaving Cole in a cruel time warp with only one possible end. He tried not to think about the end, but he could not ignore the maddening pain from his wounds"?
    The rain and sky are very important to the passage.
    Cole is preparing to leave the island, but the pain from his wounds is too overwhelming.
    Cole has gone back in time.
    Cole's pain feels endless as he considers the possibility of his own death.
    30s
    110.24.b.9.a
  • Q7
    At what point in the passage does the mood change?
    when Cole thinks that he is not a part of this place
    when Cole stares up at the spruce tree
    when Cole notices the sparrows
    when the mother bird moves to a branch near the nest
    30s
    110.24.b.9.f
  • Q8
    Read the following excerpt: "That’s how Cole felt - he didn’t owe anyone anything. Nobody had ever cared for him, so why should he care about anyone else? He wouldn’t even be here on this island, injured, if it weren’t for other people and their lame ideas." What literary strategy is used in this passage to show how Cole doesn't take responsibility for his actions?
    Themes
    Indirect characterization
    Direct characterization
    Character traits
    30s
    110.24.b.9.e

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