This is just to say and The Red… / William Carlos Williams

Test Practice

Compare and Contrast Poems

With your partner, discuss how to answer this comparing and contrasting question.

Which statement is the most accurate comparison of the poems “This Is Just to Say” and “The Red Wheelbarrow”?
a. “This Is Just to Say” contains only visual images, while “The Red Wheelbarrow” contains images related to sight, taste, and touch.
b. “The Red Wheelbarrow” contains only visual images, while “This Is Just to Say” contains images related to sight, taste, and touch.
c. The speaker in “The Red Wheelbarrow” addresses a specific person, while the speaker in “This Is Just to Say” addresses a general audience.
d. The images in “This Is Just to Say” show the importance of a specific item, but the images in “The Red Wheelbarrow” do not.


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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