1. CSI Cracking STAAR Information Week 5

2. CSI The Tiger By William Blake

3. Question #1 What is the poet comparing the tiger to in the poem? A. water B. the earth C. wind D. fire

4. Question #1 What is the poet comparing the tiger to in the poem? A. water B. the earth C. wind D. fire

5. Question #2 In this poem the word aspire means - A. to seek or accomplish B. to soar or ascend C. to design D. to aim

6. Question #2 In this poem the word aspire means - A. to seek or accomplish B. to soar or ascend C. to design D. to aim

7. Question #3 In stanza 5, the speaker asks if - A. the eyes of the tiger were made from fire in the sky B.the heavens wept when the tiger was created C. the stars surrendered their spears rather than fight the tiger D. the tiger and the lamb could be made by the same immortal hand

8. Question #3 In stanza 5, the speaker asks if - A. the eyes of the tiger were made from fire in the sky B.the heavens wept when the tiger was created C. the stars surrendered their spears rather than fight the tiger D. the tiger and the lamb could be made by the same immortal hand

9. Question #4 What is the “fearful symmetry” of the tiger that the poet alludes to? A. the tiger’s relationship with the lamb B.the look of hunger in the tiger’s eyes C. the balance of stripes on the tiger’s face D. the way in which the tiger hunts its prey

10. Question #4 What is the “fearful symmetry” of the tiger that the poet alludes to? A. the tiger’s relationship with the lamb B.the look of hunger in the tiger’s eyes C. the balance of stripes on the tiger’s face D. the way in which the tiger hunts its prey