DIRECTIONS: Read the poem below. Then, answer the questions. Short Orders A hot flat splat of flapjack batter sputters and sizzles on the grill. Everybody’s shouting at me. Everybody’s wanting something. But I can’t take my eyes and ears off that crackling flapjack. 5 I’m stuck in wonder and awe as batter bubbles form and harden And the sweet scent of sugar begins to scorch. Everybody’s shouting louder. Everybody’s telling me to— But the only orders I hear come from that pancake. 10 “Watch my edges go from crisp to burnt to ashen, Just as your days will incinerate here.” It’s my first day on the job And also my last. 1. What three onomatopoetic words appear in this poem? Splat, sputter, sizzles, scorch, crisp 2. How do the word choices in lines 2–3 and lines 7–8 affect the rhythm of the poem? It provides a sense of urgency 3. What type of diction is mainly used in lines 1–10? Give three examples of words that reflect the diction you describe. 4. Which word in lines 11–13 reflects a different type of diction? Explain. 5. Describe the poet’s voice as it is developed in this poem. Can someone help with questions 3, 4, and 5?