AnswersCommon Core ELA 7 A-ICIntroduction to Identity and Expectations: Story Elements in "Seventh Grade"

The Poetry of Identity Answers

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Which line from "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?" by Emily Dickinson contains a simile?

A
"Then there’s a pair of us—don’t tell!"
B
"They’d banish us, you know."
C
"How public, like a frog"
D
"To tell your name the livelong day"
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Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins.They begin beating it with a hoseto find out what it really means.How does the figurative language in this excerpt reveal Collins’s message?

A
It criticizes the way some readers try to understand a poem.
B
It criticizes the violent themes found in modern poetry.
C
It suggests that the study of poetry requires physical strength.
D
It suggests that every poem has a simple meaning.
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Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins.I want them to waterskiacross the surface of a poemwaving at the author's name on the shore.How does the figurative language in this excerpt reveal Collins’s message?

A
It suggests that poems have fun, sporty themes.
B
It suggests that readers take time to meet poets.
C
It suggests that readers have fun exploring poetry.
D
It suggests that poems are easy to understand.

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