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Question 1 • Common Core ELA 7 A-IC

Read this excerpt from “Song of the Old Mother” by William Butler Yeats.I rise in the dawn, and I kneel and blowTill the seed of the fire flicker and glow;Which description gives the best visualization of this excerpt?

Answer
A
The narrator enjoys the warmth of the fire.
B
The narrator cooks seeds in a pot on the fire.
C
The narrator works to cool food that has cooked on the fire.
D
The narrator restarts the fire by blowing on the embers.

Explanation

The narrator says she rises at dawn, kneels by the fire, and blows until its “seed” flickers and glows. This describes blowing on the embers to make the fire start burning again. Choice D, restarting the fire by blowing on the embers, best visualizes the excerpt.

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