Figurative Language in a Poem about the Empire State Building Answers

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Read this line from "Empire State Building."It's lonely up here without my big twin brothers,the World Trade Center Towers.

A
The World Trade Center Towers were important office buildings.
B
The World Trade Center Towers were extremely tall.
C
The World Trade Center Towers fell on September 11, 2001.
D
The World Trade Center Towers were built in the early 1970s.
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Four million tourists visit the Empire State Building each year because

A
a famous person once lived there.
B
it offers great views of New York City.
C
many concerts and plays are held there.
D
it is the oldest building in the United States.
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Read this line from "Empire State Building."I look down Broadway for a work of art,the Fulton Fish Market for a slice of life

A
The fish market area is home to many immigrants.
B
The fish market area is a great place to experience everyday life.
C
The fish market area smells as sweet as homemade apple pie.
D
The fish market area is a great place to get a meal and see a movie.
4

Read these lines from "Fog" by Carl Sandburg.It [the fog] sits lookingover harbor and city

A
a simile that uses like.
B
action personification.
C
a metaphor.
D
thought personification.
5

The Empire State Building is an example of

A
old-fashioned woodwork.
B
a Harlem Renaissance icon.
C
solar-power design.
D
a pop culture icon.
6

Trent is reading these lines from "Winter-Time" by Robert Louis Stevenson.Black are my steps on silver sod;Thick blows my frosty breath abroad

A
Sod is another name for grass, and it often looks silvery-white in the winter.
B
People often wear black shoes and warm gloves in the winter.
C
Many animals migrate to warmer climates during the winter.
D
During the winter, the clouds are very thick and look silver in the sky.
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Read this line from "Empire State Building."I wake to taxi alarms.I am a 102-stop elevator ride to heaven.

A
The Empire State Building has 102 taxi stops, and people can take free elevator rides there.
B
The author thinks that the Empire State Building is heavenly and likes riding in taxi cabs.
C
Hundreds of taxis drive by the Empire State Building each day, and the building has 102 floors.
D
The author has an alarm clock shaped like a taxi cab and rides elevators every day.
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Read these lines from "The Railway Train" by Emily Dickinson.I like to see it lap the miles,And lick the valleys up,And stop to feed itself at tanks

A
like and stop
B
lick and feed
C
valleys and tanks
D
miles and itself
9

The Empire State Building overlooks the United Nations Headquarters. The United Nations works to

A
provide housing and clothing for soldiers.
B
find homes for unwanted animals in New York City.
C
build peace and cooperation between countries.
D
offer schools a wide variety of children’s books.
10

The Empire State Building was the tallest building in New York City until the 1970s, when

A
the World Trade Center Towers were built.
B
the United Nations Headquarters was built.
C
the Fulton Fish Market was created.
D
the Central Park ice rink was created.

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