Read the stanza from the poem "The Voice" by William Oandasan.

jolting my dream
an old man struggling
with an eel his coat appears
disheveled and empty
What is the meaning of the word disheveled as it is used in the poem?

unusual

bulky

ripped

untidy

2.
Read these lines from "Elegy for My Brother Poet Filipino & Yuki Indian" by Vince Gotera.

…In Manila, Ferdinand
and Imelda buried poets in iron and tarmac—

What does Gotera mean by "buried in iron"?


Poets were put to death.

Poets were jailed.

Poets were silenced.

Poets were mourned.

3.
Read these lines from "Elegy for My Brother Poet Filipino & Yuki Indian" by Vince Gotera.

but your words are lizards, green and swift,
dragonflies in a painted desert.

Which tone is created by these lines?


excited and confident

annoyed and regretful

frightened and wary

triumphant and hopeful

4.
Read these lines from "Elegy for My Brother Poet Filipino & Yuki Indian" by Vince Gotera.

...Helicopter
gunships threatened peasants at harvest time

in Vietnam, El Salvador, Afghanistan
—but your words live on in sacred corn,
in wheat's amber waves, in the holy words

of Tayko-mol.

How do these lines develop the theme of the poem that even in the face of evil, Oandasan could find beauty?

They suggest that the words of Oandasan are literally the natural elements of the planet.

They suggest that Oandasan had to hide transcripts of his poems in random spots in nature.

They suggest that the words of Oandasan express hope even though terrible things happen.

They suggest that Oandasan wrote poems while enjoying being in nature.

5.
Read this stanza from the poem "The Voice" by William Oandasan.

for you, blue corn baby,
my thoughts
on a melody of love
sail the sky

What does the speaker mean by these lines?

He thinks about how much he loves every member of his community.

He is in love with another human being.

He likes to think about love songs for his friends and family.

He has loving thoughts for the higher power in which he believes.