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Allusions and Perspective in Derek Walcott’s Midsummer Answers

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Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.The leaf stems tug at their chains, the branches bendinglike Boer cattle under Tory whips that drag every wagonnearer to apartheid.

A
most people do not think about the racial tension in England.
B
oppressive political groups are a thing of the past.
C
there are many examples of oppression throughout history.
D
the racial tension in England is not affected by past events.
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What can allusions do? Check all that apply.reveal a person’s way of thinkingconvey a lot of information quicklyprovide a dictionary definitionadd layers of meaning to a textbring out specific feelings and emotions

A
reveal a person’s way of thinking
B
convey a lot of information quickly
C
provide a dictionary definition
D
add layers of meaning to a text
E
bring out specific feelings and emotions
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A person’s way of thinking about and seeing a situation is a(n)

A
allusion.
B
narration.
C
attitude.
D
perspective.
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Based on the author’s allusions in Midsummer to "the child’s fairy tale,” "fairy rings,” and "thatched cottages fenced with dog roses,” readers can tell that the speaker

A
thinks that more plays should focus on popular fairy tales.
B
feels that most people in the country are unaware of the riots.
C
thinks that the countryside of England is beautiful.
D
feels that an idealized version of England does not exist.
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Allusions can help reveal a person’s

A
importance.
B
narration.
C
perspective.
D
appearance.
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Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.Praise had bled my lines white of any more anger,and snow had inducted me into white fellowships,while Calibans howled down the barred streets of an empire

A
It draws a comparison between the rioters and the character.
B
It explains what the character does in Shakespeare’s play.
C
It draws a comparison between the author and the character.
D
It provides an explanation of what occurred in the streets.
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Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.With the stampeding hiss and scurry of green lemmings, midsummer’s leaves race to extinction like the roarof a Brixton riot tunneled by water hoses;they seethe toward autumn’s fire—it is in their nature,being men as well as leaves, to die for the sun.

A
The speaker thinks that the riot was a mistake.
B
The speaker thinks that the riot was somewhat inevitable.
C
The speaker thinks that the riot should have happened in the fall.
D
The speaker thinks that the riot was entirely preventable.
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Which quotation from Derek Walcott’s Midsummer contains an allusion?

A
With the stampeding hiss
B
race to extinction like the roar
C
the branches bending
D
in the alleys of Brixton

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