AnswersCommon Core ELA 9 2014 - ELA3009 A-ICWord Choice and Extended Metaphor in a Poem by Maya Angelou

Word Choice and Extended Metaphor in a Poem by Maya Angelou Answers

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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 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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How do metaphors and extended metaphors differ?

A
While a metaphor is limited in length, an extended metaphor is developed over the course of a poem.
B
While a metaphor describes the way someone thinks or feels, an extended metaphor compares multiple unlike things.
C
While a metaphor conveys a set of ideas, an extended metaphor conveys a single idea across the poem.
D
While a metaphor makes a comparison, an extended metaphor shows the attitude of a text toward its subject.
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Read the passage from “The Caged Bird.”The free bird thinks of another breezeand the trade winds soft through the sighing treesand the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawnand he names the sky his own.

A
and he thunders through the stormy sky
B
and he drifts among the cottony clouds
C
and he charges past the sorrowing sky
D
and he flies right through circular clouds
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Read the excerpt 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.

A
The bird’s cage has been placed so that it overlooks a cemetery.
B
The bird’s cage is so small that it cramps his wings and feet.
C
The caged bird has had his hope destroyed.
D
The caged bird is thinking very serious thoughts.
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denotationfigurative languageliteral languagesound

A
denotation
B
figurative language
C
literal language
D
sound
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Which excerpts from "The Caged Bird” can be interpreted as part of the extended metaphor that represents freedom? Choose three answers.floats downstreamhis narrow cagethe trade winds softthe grave of dreamsdawn-bright lawn

A
floats downstream
B
his narrow cage
C
the trade winds soft
D
the grave of dreams
E
dawn-bright lawn
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What are the connotative meanings of sighing, as used in the poem? Choose two answers.

A
longing
B
sadness
C
relaxation
D
exhaling
E
peacefulness
F
breathing
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attitudeconnotationextended metaphorfigurative meaning

A
attitude
B
connotation
C
extended metaphor
D
figurative meaning

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