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6th Grade Unit #3 Diagnostic (PRETEST) 25_Due: Dec. 15th — 25 Questions
Walker, Kha'ree

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The Changing Seasons / The Burden of Seasons
Read the following passages. Then, answer the following question(s).


Passage 1. The Changing Seasons


The seasons change, a cycle grand,
Spring brings blooms across the land.
Summer follows, warm and bright,
Long days filled with golden light.

5 Autumn's crispness in the air,
Leaves turn vibrant, colors rare.
Winter blankets earth in white,
Quiet stillness, pure delight.

Each season's charm, its own to show,
10 A journey through the year we go.


Passage 2. The Burden of the Seasons

The seasons shift, a restless spin,
Spring stirs pollen on the wind.
Summer marches fierce and bright,
Heavy heat both day and night.

5 Autumn’s chill seeps through the air,
Trees stand bare where leaves once flared.
Winter’s frost grips earth too tight,
Harsh and endless, cold as night.

Each season’s trials ebb and flow,
10 A weary cycle we undergo.

Resize Columns
Question 1.



How do the two poets develop contrasting perspectives on the seasons in their poems?

by offering background information about the origins of each season in the opening lines

by using positive imagery in Passage 1 and negative imagery in Passage 2 to convey opposing emotional responses to the same seasonal cycle

by summarizing each speaker’s reflections about seasonal change at the end of the poems

by explaining the reasons each speaker prefers certain seasons using alternating lines and stanza structures

Answer 1

by using positive imagery in Passage 1 and negative imagery in Passage 2 to convey opposing emotional responses to the same seasonal cycle