The Article on Poetry

Question 1

chafe [tʃeɪf]

middle schoolers, who frequently chafe against pressure to conform to expectations during adolescence

Answer 1

1. against sth třít (se), rozdírat/rozedřít (se) o co
2. at/under sth (form.) být naštvaný/podrážděný/rozčílený z čeho

Question 2

weed [wiːd]

If I could stand alone, strong and free, / I’d rather be a tall, ugly weed.

Answer 2

plevel, býlí

Question 3

lilac [ˈlaɪlək]

sweet, fragrant lilac

Answer 3

šeřík

Question 4

musty [ˈmʌstɪ]

I’d rather smell of musty, green stench / than of sweet, fragrant lilac.

Answer 4

plesnivý, zatuchlý, ztuchlý

Question 5

stench [stentʃ]

I’d rather smell of musty, green stench / than of sweet, fragrant lilac.

Answer 5

of/from sth smrad, puch, zápach

Question 6

apt

Answer 6

1. výstižný, trefný, vhodný (poznámka, název ap.)apt remark trefná poznámka
2. to do sth mající sklony, náchylný k čemu (k jistému chování ap.), (AmE) (velmi) pravděpodobný

Question 7

to scold

But it can “hold you and scold you at the same time,”

Answer 7

(vy)nadat, nadávat, spílat komu za co

Question 8

to incarcerate [ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt]

whether poetry could decrease the stigma against individuals who are incarcerated

Answer 8

uvěznit