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Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death."I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love; My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartan's poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before.Read the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night."Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Though wise men at their end know dark is right,Because their words had forked no lightning theyDo not go gentle into that good night.Good men, the last wave by, crying how brightTheir frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

A
The refrains of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Own Death" stress that life and death are balanced, while the parallel structure of "Do not go gentle into that good night" stresses that men of all ages should fight against their oncoming demise.
B
The repetitions and refrains in both excerpts develop the theme that death cannot be avoided, no matter how hard one struggles against it.
C
Both the parallel structure in the excerpt of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Own Death" and the repetition in the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night" emphasize the inevitability of death.
D
The parallelism in "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" emphasizes the idea that the speaker identifies himself as an Irishman, while the refrains in "Do not go gentle into that good night" emphasize the speaker’s vehement opposition to death.
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For what reasons do poets use parallelism? Check all that apply.to create vivid imageryto draw attention to certain words and ideasto create rhythmto restate the same idea using different grammatical structuresto create emotional effects

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to create vivid imagery
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to draw attention to certain words and ideas
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to create rhythm
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to restate the same idea using different grammatical structures
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to create emotional effects
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A list should be introduced with a colon when the list is preceded by

A
a strong opinion.
B
a complete thought.
C
a dependent clause.
D
a descriptive phrase.
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Which statement best describes how the topic of death is treated differently in "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" and "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

A
While the speaker of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" regards death as painful and sad, the speaker of "Do not go gentle into that good night" believes death leads to a blissful afterlife.
B
While the speaker of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" regards death in combat as an act of bravery, the speaker of "Do not go gentle into that good night" believes that all deaths are acts of bravery.
C
While the speaker of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" regards death as unfair, the speaker of "Do not go gentle into that good night" believes one should accept the end when it comes.
D
While the speaker of "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" regards death as inevitable, the speaker of "Do not go gentle into that good night" believes one should struggle to stay alive.
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entertaininspireeducatepacify

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entertain
B
inspire
C
educate
D
pacify
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Read the lines from "84" by Rabindranath Tagore.Let none go back home, brothers, this morning, let none go to work.Let us take the blue sky by storm and plunder space as we run.Laughter floats in the air like foam on the flood.Brothers, let us squander our morning in futile songs.

A
creates a detached effect, since the reader is not addressed directly.
B
causes the reader to feel alienated if he or she does not have any brothers.
C
helps define the speaker’s voice in relation to his “brothers,” or community.
D
allows the reader to visualize all of the poet’s family and friends.
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A metaphor makes a comparison

A
that is between two unlike things.
B
that is between two similar things.
C
that uses the word like.
D
that uses the word as.
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Which sentences contain phrases that are hyphenated correctly? Select 3 options.Over a-third of our class walks to school, while another-third rides the bus.The recipe only uses one-sixteenth of a cup of sugar per thirty-two cupcakes.We planted forty-two trees, but the twenty-two apple trees were my favorites.I will be twenty-five years old the same year that my grandma is one-hundred.We had to memorize twenty-one verses, which was only one-half of the poem.

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Over a-third of our class walks to school, while another-third rides the bus.
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The recipe only uses one-sixteenth of a cup of sugar per thirty-two cupcakes.
W
We planted forty-two trees, but the twenty-two apple trees were my favorites.
I
I will be twenty-five years old the same year that my grandma is one-hundred.
W
We had to memorize twenty-one verses, which was only one-half of the poem.
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commahyphenperiodsemicolon

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comma
B
hyphen
C
period
D
semicolon
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Read the passage from "To Autumn."Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core

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The author uses metaphor and simile to compare autumn to various elements found in nature.
B
The author uses apostrophe to help the reader form an objective, detached view of autumn.
C
The author uses a simple, logical style to explain to the reader what autumn is really like.
D
The author uses imagery and personification to make autumn seem friendly and generous to the reader.
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Read the passage from "To Autumn."Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run

A
Rhyming "fruitfulness" and "bless" suggests a need for religion during the autumn harvest.
B
Rhyming "sun" and "run" issues a warning about how dangerous autumn can be.
C
Rhyming "fruitfulness" and "bless" emphasizes the positive aspects of autumn.
D
Rhyming "sun" and "run" stresses the importance of spending time outside in autumn.

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