Patterns / Amy Lowell

Test Practice

Compare and Contrast

With your group, discuss how to answer comparing and contrasting questions.

1. Which of the following contrasts is made in the poem?
a. The patterns of the garden are contrasted with the confusion of a battlefield during war.
b. The speaker’s wild emotions upon receiving the letter are contrasted with her usual stoic demeanor.
c. The softness of the speaker’s body is contrasted with the stiffness of her gown.
d. The Colonel’s attitude toward war are contrasted with the speaker’s attitude.


What is the correct answer to the question above? How did the information you gathered while reading help you eliminate incorrect answers?

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