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What does the narrator compare the gold corn blades to?
What does the narrator compare the gold corn blades to?
- Bruising the natural world
- Rasping like metal files against the cotton weave (correct)
- Whistling the scalpel’s shining lyric
- Coiling in the dry light-and-shade of furrows
How does the narrator describe the crowd of schoolchildren?
How does the narrator describe the crowd of schoolchildren?
- Lifting pumpkins
- Stitching the wound to stop the pain
- High-pitched confusions of sea birds (correct)
- A scramble of jostlings and tumblings
What instinct does the narrator note about the character of the person entering the rows?
What instinct does the narrator note about the character of the person entering the rows?
- Stitching the wound to stop the pain
- Bruising the natural world
- Lifting pumpkins
- To minimize destruction (correct)
What are the little boys and girls in the text doing?
What are the little boys and girls in the text doing?
What is the narrator's reaction to the actions of the schoolchildren?
What is the narrator's reaction to the actions of the schoolchildren?
Study Notes
Description of the Scene
- The narrator compares the gold corn blades to something (unknown from the provided text)
- The narrator describes the crowd of schoolchildren as a distinct group
Character Observation
- The narrator notes that the person entering the rows has an instinct for something (unknown from the provided text)
Actions of the Schoolchildren
- The little boys and girls in the text are walking through the rows of corn
- They are doing something (unknown from the provided text)
Narrator's Reaction
- The narrator reacts with a certain emotion or thought in response to the actions of the schoolchildren
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Test your knowledge of poetry with this quiz on analyzing and interpreting poetic imagery, symbolism, and character portrayal in literary works.