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Comparing Poetry: Poetic Devices Answers

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Christian would like to include a graphic in a blog post persuading readers to raise money for the local animal shelter. Which graphic would most enhance his post?

A
a pie chart illustrating the shelter’s number of dogs, cats and rabbits
B
a table illustrating a decline in shelter funding over the past decade
C
a timeline illustrating memorable events in the shelter’s history
D
a bar graph illustrating ways to raise money in the community
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In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, author Maya Angelou’s purpose is to tell about her childhood, while her shows how she thinks and feels about her childhood.

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Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention"."What ees wrrrong with her eh-speech?" Carlos wagged his head at her. His anger was always more frightening in his broken English. As if he had mutilated the language in his fury—and now there was nothing to stand between them and his raw, dumb anger. "What is wrong? I will tell you what is wrong. It show no gratitude. It is boastful. I celebrate myself? The best student learns to destroy the teacher?" He mocked Yoyo's plagiarized words. "That is insubordinate. It is improper. It is disrespecting of her teachers—" In his anger he had forgotten his fear of lurking spies: each wrong he voiced was a decibel higher than the last outrage. Finally, he shouted at Yoyo, "As your father, I forbid you to make that eh-speech!"

A
His accent gets stronger when he is angry.
B
His English vocabulary is somewhat limited.
C
He doesn’t understand what his daughter wrote.
D
He has trouble speaking clearly in English.
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Read the passage from “Initiation.”Millicent and Bev took a bus ahead of the rest of the girls; they had to stand up on the way to Lewiston Square. Bev seemed very cross about something. Finally she said, "You were talking with Herb Dalton at lunch today.""No," Millicent said honestly."Well, I saw you smile at him. That's practically as bad as talking. Remember not to do it again."

A
Millicent feels confused by Bev.
B
Bev wants to embarrass Millicent.
C
Millicent is afraid of Bev.
D
Bev is jealous of Millicent.
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How should a reader analyze indirect characterization? Select four options.

A
by noticing adjectives that provide details describing the character
B
by noticing how the character interacts with other characters
C
by noticing details about what the character says, does, and thinks
D
by noticing how the other characters perceive the character
E
by noticing the context, and use it to make inferences about the character
F
by noticing statements the narrator makes about the character’s personality
G
by noticing statements the narrator makes about the character’s appearance
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Which excerpt from “The Scarlet Ibis” most foreshadows that the narrator will feel regret for something he has done to Doodle?

A
But sometimes (like right now), as I sit in the cool, green-draped parlor, the grindstone begins to turn, and time with all its changes is ground away—and I remember Doodle.
B
Doodle was my brother and he was going to cling to me forever, no matter what I did, so I dragged him across the burning cotton field to share with him the only beauty I knew, Old Woman Swamp.
C
There is within me (and with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction, and at times I was mean to Doodle.
D
Once I had succeeded in teaching Doodle to walk, I began to believe in my own infallibility and I prepared a terrific development program for him, unknown to Mama and Daddy, of course.
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receivingsentworriedaccepted

A
receiving
B
sent
C
worried
D
accepted
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Read the passage from "The Caged Bird.”But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreamshis shadow shouts on a nightmare screamhis wings are clipped and his feet are tiedso he opens his throat to sing.Read the passage from Shakespeare’s "Sonnet 29.”When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,I all alone beweep my outcast state,And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries,And look upon myself and curse my fate,

A
distress
B
disgust
C
hatred
D
sorrow
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Read the excerpt from Liam’s blog.If it’s spring cleaning time at your house, please consider giving me a call! My friends and I started washing windows three years ago. We supply all of our own equipment and leave your house sparkling clean. Our service is guaranteed!

A
advertise his window washing service.
B
entertain with stories about his job.
C
persuade readers to use his cleaning products.
D
teach readers about window cleaning safety.
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Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”But a bird that stalksdown his narrow cage

A
indifference.
B
monotony.
C
satisfaction.
D
suffocation.
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Read the excerpt from "Bluesman on the Move.”I might look old, but like I said,I’m new here.And if I’m ever gonna get where I’m going, I have to keep moving.

A
indifferent
B
exuberant
C
embarrassed
D
resolute
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Read the excerpt from "Bluesman on the Move.”It’s hard to believe, I know, an old man and his tales. Stray notes from my guitar stillbounce around the mountains like ghosts.

A
fear.
B
loneliness.
C
hostility.
D
confusion.

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