Mad has decided to catch a vulture, the biggest bird she can find. She is so det
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Mad has decided to catch a vulture,
the biggest bird she can find.
She is so determined, and so inventive,
that by stringing together a rickety trap
of ropes and sticks, she creates
a puzzling structure that just might
be clever enough to trick a buzzard,
once the trap’s baited with leftover pork
from supper.
Mad and I used to do everything together,
but now I need a project all my own,
so I roam the green fields,
finding bones.
The skull of a wild boar.
The jawbone of a mule.
Older cousins show me
how to shake the mule’s quijada,
to make the blunt teeth
rattle.
Guitars.
Drums.
Gourds.
Sticks.
A cow bell.
A washboard.
Pretty soon, we have
a whole orchestra.
On Cuban farms, even death
can turn into
music.
1.
Identify which statement is true for Engle's "Ritmo/Rhythm."
This poem is written in open form.
2.
Identify the choice that best describes what’s occurring in the final lines of Engle's "Ritmo/Rhythm."
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On Cuban farms, even death
can turn into
music.
This is an example of metonymy.
3.
Identify which statement is true for Engle's "Ritmo/Rhythm."
All of these statements are true for this poem.
4.
Identify which statement is true for Engle's "Ritmo/Rhythm."
This poem contains many examples of consonance.Explanation / Answer
(Answer) (1) B – This poem is a blank verse since it does not rhyme.
(2) C – Because the subject of the line, which is death is given a certain level of personality by comparing it to music.
(3) A – Because this poem explores the imagery of the engle, the musical cacophony through bones etc.
(4) C – The poet has the persona of the friend of Mad who scavenges for bones to create music and helps her build traps for vultures.