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Develop Thesis: Poetry Practice Test
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Q1
Read the poem below.
“How to Hold a Sparrow”
First, pretend your hands are not hands
but weather.
Cup the air gently
until it agrees to stay.
Do not look it in the eye.
A sparrow knows
the mathematics of panic
and will solve for escape.
My brother learned this
behind the garage,
where our father kept
his quiet anger in tools.
When the bird finally stilled,
we mistook that for trust.
Later, the feathers on the ground
looked like commas—
pauses we should have taken.
Which thesis best offers an arguable interpretation of the poem’s extended instructions?
Read the poem below.
“How to Hold a Sparrow”
First, pretend your hands are not hands
but weather.
Cup the air gently
until it agrees to stay.
Do not look it in the eye.
A sparrow knows
the mathematics of panic
and will solve for escape.
My brother learned this
behind the garage,
where our father kept
his quiet anger in tools.
When the bird finally stilled,
we mistook that for trust.
Later, the feathers on the ground
looked like commas—
pauses we should have taken.
Which thesis best offers an arguable interpretation of the poem’s extended instructions?