Which phrase best defines “figurative language”?
In the movie X-Men: First Class (2011), the character Mystique must decide between defending the people who hate her or using violence to gain human rights. What type of conflict does Mystique face?
What is character motivation?
Read the excerpt below from “The Lake of the Dismal Swamp” by Thomas Moore and complete the instruction that follows. Away to the Dismal Swamp he speeds—His path was rugged and sore,Through tangled juniper, beds of reeds,Through many a fen where the serpent feeds,And man never trod before. Identify the pattern of rhyme and meter.
Read the poems below and answer the question that follows. “The Taxi”by Amy Lowell When I go away from youThe world beats deadLike a slackened drum.I call out for you against the jutted starsAnd shout into the ridges of the wind.Streets coming fast,One after the other,Wedge you away from me,And the lamps of the city prick my eyesSo that I can no longer see your face.Why should I leave you,To wound myself upon the sharp edges of the night? Source: Lowell, Amy. “The Taxi.” Sword Blades and Poppy Seeds. New York: MacMillan Co., 1914. Google Books. Web. 29 June 2011. “Where Have You Gone”by Mari Evans Where have you gonewith your confidentwalk withyour crooked smile why did you leavemewhen you took yourlaughterand departedare you aware thatwith youwent the sunall lightand what few starsthere were? Where have you gonewith your confidentwalk yourcrooked smile therent moneyin one pocket andmy heartin another . . . Source: Evans, Mari. “Where Have You Gone.” I Am a Black Woman. New York: Morrow, 1970. Google Books. Web. 29 June 2011. Which statement offers the best comparison of the two poems?
Read the excerpt below from “The Lake of the Dismal Swamp” by Thomas Moore and answer the question that follows. “They made her a grave, too cold and dampFor a soul so warm and true;And she’s gone to the Lake of the Dismal Swamp,Where, all night long, by a fire-fly lamp,She paddles her white canoe. “And her fire-fly lamp I soon shall see,And her paddle I soon shall hear;Long and loving our life shall be,And I’ll hide the maid in a cypress tree,When the footstep of death is near.” Who is the speaker in this section of the poem?
When the plot of a story includes the main character’s internal conflict, which of the following may be true?
Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. “The Taxi”by Amy Lowell When I go away from youThe world beats deadLike a slackened drum.I call out for you against the jutted starsAnd shout into the ridges of the wind.Streets coming fast,One after the other,Wedge you away from me,And the lamps of the city prick my eyesSo that I can no longer see your face.Why should I leave you,To wound myself upon the sharp edges of the night? Source: Lowell, Amy. “The Taxi.” Sword Blades and Poppy Seeds. New York: MacMillan Co., 1914. Google Books. Web. 29 June 2011. Which poetic techniques does Lowell use in the first three lines of this poem?
Which words are an example of slant rhyme?
Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. “Fog”by Carl Sandburg The fog comeson little cat feet. It sits lookingover harbor and cityon silent haunchesand then moves on. Source: Sandberg, Carl. “Fog.” Chicago Poems. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1916. 71. Representative Poetry Online. Web. 9 June 2011. Which two things are being compared in the poem?
Which of the following is a key reason to include hyperbole in a literary work? I. to add humor Il. to heighten effect III. to create suspense
In “The Bet” by Anton P. Chekhov, what motivates the lawyer to participate in the bet?
How does the mood of a story affect the reader?
Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. “Listening to Her Practice: My Middle Daughter, on the Edge of Adolescence, Learns to Play the Saxophone”by Barbara Cooker For Rebecca Her hair, that halo of red gold curls,has thickened, coarsened,lost its baby fineness,and the sweet smell of childhoodthat clung to her clotheshas just about vanished.Now she’s getting moody,moaning about her hair,clothes that aren’t the right brands,boys that tease.She clicks over the saxophone keyswith gritty fingernails polished in pink pearl,grass stains on the kneesof her sister’s old designer jeans.She’s gone from sounding like the smoke detectorthrough Old MacDonald and Jingle Bells.Soon she’ll master these keys,turn notes into liquid gold,wail that reedy brass.Soon, she’ll be a woman.She’s gonna learn to play the blues. Source: Cooker, Barbara. “Listening to Her Practice: My Middle Daughter, on the Edge of Adolescence, Learns to Play the Saxophe.” Ordinary Life. New York: ByLine Press, 2000. El Camino College. Web. 6 May 2011. Which line from the poem illustrates a simile?
In “The Bet” by Anton P. Chekhov, what motivates the banker to participate in the bet?
Which struggle is an example of external conflict that occurrs in “The Bet” by Anton P. Chekhov?
Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. “She Walks in Beauty”by Lord Byron She walks in beauty, like the nightOf cloudless climes and starry skies;And all that’s best of dark and brightMeet in her aspect and her eyes;Thus mellowed to that tender lightWhich heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less,Had half impaired the nameless graceWhich waves in every raven tress,Or softly lightens o’er her face;Where thoughts serenely sweet express,How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,The smiles that win, the tints that glow,But tell of days in goodness spent,A mind at peace with all below,A heart whose love is innocent! Source: Byron, George Gordon. “She Walks in Beauty.” Poetry.org. The Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. 19 July 2011. Which excerpt best reflects Byron’s appreciation of beauty?
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