Death is characterized as all of the following except

A. intentionally threatening C. a woman

B. a character in the story D. surprised

32. The line, “the servant went back to him, white as a ghost…” is all of the following except

A. an example of a metaphor C. an example of a simile

B. an example of foreshadowing D. an example of hyperbole

When the author deviates from the usual syntax, (that is, he reverses the expected order of

The words in a sentence), he is using inverted sentence structure. Which of the following is

an example of inverted sentence structure?

A. She looked at me and made a threatening gesture.

B. That was not a threatening gesture.

C. As fast as the horse could gallop he went.

D. He dug his spurs into its flanks.

When an author chooses to use old-fashioned words, he is using archaic diction. Which of

the following is an example of Sommerset Maugham’s use of archaic diction?

A. There once was a merchant in Bagdad…

B. …wilt thou please lend me thy horse…

C. Then the merchant went down to the marketplace…

D. That was not a threatening gesture…

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Part 3: Poetic Devices – Read The Eagle by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and choose the best

answer for each question. 1¼ pt ea.[SOL 9.4]

He clasps the crag with crooked hands;

Close to the sun in lonely lands,

Ring’d with the azure world, he stands.

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;

5 He watches from his mountain walls,

35. The poet uses what literary device in the first and second lines (in bold)?

A. oxymoron B. alliteration C. simile D. free verse

36. The poet uses what figure of speech in the final line of the poem?

A. simile B. alliteration C. onomatopoeia D. irony

37. The poet uses what figure of speech in the fourth line in reference to the sea?

A. hyperbole B. free verse C. personification D. simile

38. What do we call the choice of words that creates word pictures by appealing to the senses?

A. free verse B. blank verse C. imagery D. haiku

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PART 4: Poetry Analysis– Read “Mother to Son,” and choose the best answer. 1¼ pt ea.[SOL 9.3, 9.4, 9.5]

Mother to Son

by Langston Hughes

Well, son, I’ll tell you;

Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

It’s had tacks in it,

And splinters,

And boards torn up,

And places with no carpet on the floor—

Bare.

But all the time

I’se been a-climbin’ on,

And reachin’ landin’s,

And turnin’ corners,

And sometimes goin’ in the dark

Where there ain’t been no light

So, boy, don’t you turn back.

Don’t you set down on the steps.

‘Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.

Don’t you fall now—

For I’se still goin’, honey,

I’se still climbin’,

And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

In this poem, Langston Hughes expresses his theme through the use of ____.

A. hyberbole

B. simile

C. extended metaphor

D. onomatopoeia

40. “Mother to Son” is written from which point of view?

A. first person

B. second person

C. third person limited

D. third person omniscient

41. The staircase in “Mother to Son” symbolizes ____.

A. The mother has had to live in some very unpleasant surroundings.

B. The son has had to live in some very unpleasant surroundings.

C. Life has been very easy for the mother.

D. Life has been difficult, but the mother has kept going despite the obstacles.

The splinters, tacks, and darkness represent ____.

A. the condition of the stairway

B. the obstacles of life

C. the problems a carpenter faces

43. The mother’s advice to her son is ____.

A. “Don’t give up when things get difficult.”

B. “Be careful when climbing stairs in dark places.”

C. “Don’t follow my example.”

D. “Look for a crystal stairway in everything you do.”

44. What type of rhyme is used in “Mother to Son”?

A. quatrain

B. end rhyme

C. internal rhyme

D. no rhyme

45. The poem’s tone is one of ____.

A. pride B. detachment C. instruction D. anger

46. How many stanzas are in “Mother to Son”?

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. twenty

47. Read the following excerpt: “Ise been a-climbin’ on,

And reachin’ landin’s,

And turnin’ corners.”

The above lines from the poem are an example of __________________.

A. dialogue

B. dialect

C. foreshadowing

D. personification

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Part 5: Figurative Language Identification – In each line below, identify each example of a

simile, metaphor, or personification. 1¼ pt ea.[SOLs 9.3 & 9.4]

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