Question

"A Valentine"
by Edgar Allan Poe
Answer the following questions about the poem above.

Which vocabulary strategy would best help a reader determine the meaning of the word scintillating in line 14?


a. Find the meaning of the Latin root scintilla.
b. Study the context clues in line 13 and line 15.
c. Use the meaning of the suffix ing.
d. Read in words that sound the same such as skin.

What is the "treasure," the "talisman," the "three eloquent words" that the poem contains?


a. "I despise you"
b. "I love you"
c. The Valentine's love
d. The Valenti

Answer 1

These are the correct answers:

For question number one, the answer is b. Study the context clues in line 13 and line 15. This is the best vocabulary strategy to determine the meaning of the word. 

For question number two, the answer is b. "I love you."

I hope these answers helped you.  

Answer 2

Answer:

b. Study the context clues in line 13 and line 15.

b. "I love you"

Explanation:

The best strategy to find out the meaning of this word would be to look at the context clues in lines 13 and 15. This is because the context might give you an indication of the word's purpose. Studying the root, the suffix, or the words that rhyme with "scintillating" are less likely to give you a useful answer.

In this poem, the author tries to address the topic of love in various ways. He talks about the "treasure," the "talisman" and the "three eloquent words" that are found in the poem. All of these refers to the words "I love you."