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What is the speaker's tone in the poem when addressing Amanda?
What is the speaker's tone in the poem when addressing Amanda?
The speaker's tone is commanding or instructive.
What physical habits is the speaker advising Amanda to correct?
What physical habits is the speaker advising Amanda to correct?
Biting her nails, hunching her shoulders, and slouching.
What is the contrast between Amanda's posture and the speaker's description of the mermaid?
What is the contrast between Amanda's posture and the speaker's description of the mermaid?
Amanda is slouching, while the mermaid is 'drifting blissfully'.
What is the significance of the emerald sea in the poem?
What is the significance of the emerald sea in the poem?
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What is the effect of the speaker's shift from addressing Amanda to describing the mermaid?
What is the effect of the speaker's shift from addressing Amanda to describing the mermaid?
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Study Notes
Character Instructions
- Amanda is instructed not to bite her nails.
- Amanda is instructed not to hunch her shoulders.
- Amanda is instructed to stop slouching and sit up straight.
Imagery
- The poem describes a vivid, languid, emerald sea.
- The sea is inhabited by a single being, a mermaid.
- The mermaid is described as drifting blissfully.
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Description
This quiz is about understanding a poem that gives instructions to Amanda and then transports to a fantastical underwater scene.
