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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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callous

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unfeeling or uncaring

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austere

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stern in manner or appearance

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circumspect

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careful; thought through

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cache

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a hiding place

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advocate

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to support or be in favor of

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coalesce

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come together as one

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aversion

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strong or fixed dislike; feeling of repugnance

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animosity

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ill will; dislike

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arduous

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difficult to do; laborious

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chastise

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to punish for the sake of discipline

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aesthetic

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concerned with the appreciation of beauty

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absolve

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to forgive or free from blame

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altruistic

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unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others

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augment

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to increase; enlarge

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censure

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the act of blaming or condemning

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16
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According to the chart in showing major literary periods, which category does Beowulf belong in?

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Medieval
According to the chart in showing major literary periods, which category does Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac belong in?

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According to the chart in showing major literary periods, which category does Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac belong in?

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Enlightenment

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18
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The South grew cotton because it was the simplest crop to grow. t/f

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false

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19
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Robert E. Lee

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Confederacy

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George Pickett

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Confederacy

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George Gordon Meade

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Union

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J.E.B. Stuart

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Confederacy

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simile

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comparison using like or as

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personification

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giving human characteristics to something not human

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hyperbole

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exaggeration for the sake of emphasis

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metaphor

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comparison not using like or as

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27
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She is a picture of beauty.

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metaphor

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28
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This suit is like the used rags in our basement.

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simile

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29
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I must have walked a thousand miles today.

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hyperbole

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30
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I am the stall that is always without toilet paper.

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metaphor

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31
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My baby sister is as pretty as a picture.

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simile

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32
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The whistle blast made me jump ten feet in the air.

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hyperbole

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33
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A book is a ship that takes you to distant lands.

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Metaphor

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34
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His fist was a knotty hammer.

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metaphor

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35
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The wind cried in the still of the night.

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personification

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36
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The still lake reflects the mountains like a mirror.

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simile

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37
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It was so hot today that I melted from the heat.

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hyperbole

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38
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“The buzz saw snarled and rattled in the yard.”

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onomatopoeia and assonance

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39
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“From the molten, golden, notes . . .”

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assonance

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40
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“First and last,” “Odds and ends,” “Short and sweet”

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consonance

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41
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“it is better to be happy for a moment and be burned up with beauty than to live a long time.”

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alliteration

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42
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“From labor in the weekday weather made/banked fires blaze . . .”

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assonance and alliteration

43
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“Hear the mellow wedding bells.”

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assonance

44
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“Doubting, dreaming, dreams—no mortal ever dared to dream before.”

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alliteration

45
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The principal advocated with the student during their meeting.

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inappropriate

46
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I have a strong aversion to exercise. In fact, I run every day.

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inappropriate

47
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My altruistic grandmother is always taking in meals to the homeless shelter.

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appropriate

48
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My history teacher is very austere. She never smiles and always wears dark clothes.

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appropriate

49
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The money in your savings amount will slowly augment if you leave it alone.

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appropriate

50
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Melissa is a very aesthetic and perceptive young artist.

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appropriate

51
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I need to find a bank so I can cache my check.

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inappropriate

52
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After an arduous day of digging the hole for our pool, I decided it was time to rest.

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appropriate

53
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After hours of trying, Jennifer finally absolved the math problem.

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inappropriate

54
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Jeff’s animosity for Peter was so strong that he went out of the way to avoid him.

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appropriate

55
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The old unseen serpent swallows up the stars”

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Alliteration

56
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What is compared to a “drowned woman into the hot sky”

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A tree

57
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According to the moth, “beauty is worth dying for.” t/f

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true

58
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t/f The significant speaker of the poem is a human being.

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false

59
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t/f The poet wants the reader to consider the importance of longevity versus beauty.

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true

60
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t/f The story behind Frost’s poem is based on a real event.

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True

61
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t/f Frost uses Shakespeare’s mention of a candle in relationship to the brevity of life for the title of his poem.

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true

62
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t/f Frost suggests that someone is to blame for the tragedy.

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false

63
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According to the speaker, how should you go amid the noise and the haste?

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you should go placidly

64
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What is the poet’s attitude regarding the realities of the world?

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upbeat

65
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What is a dramatic poem?

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one that is written with speakers who are not the author

66
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What misunderstanding occurs within the poem? Garden

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The misunderstanding involves the individual for whom Death has come.
The misunderstanding involves what the master says to Death in the garden.
The misunderstanding involves the master’s reaction to the gardener’s words.
all of the above

67
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In what way does Baudelaire compare poets to albatrosses?

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Baudelaire says that poets soar in the sky but are mocked on ground, just like albatrosses fly high above but are awkward on ground.

68
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The writer uses detail that is quite general.

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3 points

69
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The writer does not share much information with the reader.

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1 point

70
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The writer is sure the topic is small enough to handle.

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5 points

71
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The writer used many interesting details to make the piece fun and lively.

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5 points

72
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What keeps Archy from having the time to argue the moth out of his philosophy? (“The Lesson of the Moth”)

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The moth immolates himself on a cigar lighter before Archy can change the moth’s mind.

73
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What figure of speech is evident in the following line:
“thin as a scythe he stood there.” (“Incident in a Rose Garden”)

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simile

74
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t/f
The Confederate army arrives in Pennsylvania beaten down and discouraged.

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false

75
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A cash crop was

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A crop that was sold for money

76
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t/f
Blacks were not discriminated against in the North.

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false

77
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Canterbury Tales

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Medieval

78
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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Modernism

79
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William Faulkner

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Modernism

80
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According to the speaker, what might occur if you compare yourself to others? (“Desiderata”)

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One might become bitter and vain.

81
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Whom does the speaker address in the last three lines? (“I am a Black Woman”)

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the reader

82
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Jubal Early

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Confederacy

83
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Winfield Scott Hancock

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Union

84
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What do all of the places the speaker mentions have in common? (“I am a Black Woman”)

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Each place is where African-American men have died fighting to gain their people’s freedom or to show support for their country.

85
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What figure of speech is “love is as perennial as the grass.” (“Desiderata”)

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simile

86
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The information that the writer shares is unclear and vague.

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1

87
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It’s easy to see where the writer is going in his or her writing, but he or she could use more specifics.

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3

88
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The writer has a hard time going from general to specific when he or she writes.

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3

89
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The writer’s ideas are fresh and original.

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5

90
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What occurs when the sister comes to announce supper? (“Out, Out—“)

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The boy becomes distracted and loses control of the saw.

91
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What do the final three lines of the poem reveal about Archy? (“The Lesson of the Moth”)

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that he wishes he, too, could long for something badly enough to die for it

92
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When the poet says that the boy “saw all spoiled,” what does he mean? (“Out, Out—“)

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His life will end along with his hopes, dreams, and desires.

93
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Why does the gardener decide to leave so suddenly? (“Incident in a Rose Garden”)

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He is afraid and uses the excuse of wanting to visit his sons in California before his death.

94
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Identify the two types of figurative language in this line from the “The Starry Night”
“Even the moon bulges in its orange irons to push children, like a god, from its eye”

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Simile and personification

95
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What is the boy’s reaction to the incident? (“Out, Out—“)

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He laughs.

96
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Why does the poem end with this particular question: “I take it you are he?” (“Incident in a Rose Garden”)

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Death has caught up to the Master.
Death asks his question to make sure that he has the correct person.
The question is a surprise to the reader, as we do not assume that Death has come for the Master.
all of the above

97
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In the poem “the lesson of the moth” by Don Marquis, what is the most predominant type of figurative language?

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personification

98
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Why might the speaker’s song be in a minor key? (“I am a Black Woman”)

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The song is in a minor key because it relates the suffering she and other African-American individual’s have experienced.

99
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What is the tone of the poem? (“I am a Black Woman”)

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sad, mellow, soft

100
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Ozymandias is ___________________________. (“Ozymandias”)

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The name of the king depicted in the statue

101
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What does the dialogue of the poem suggest about the Master? (“Incident in a Rose Garden”)

A

wealthy and used to giving “orders”

102
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Which type of figurative language is evident in the following line of “Out, Out—”? (“Out, Out—“)

“At the word, the saw, as if to prove saws knew what supper meant, leaped out at the boy’s hand…”

A

personification

103
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What reason does the moth give for acting as he does? (“The Lesson of the Moth”)

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He says that moths become bored by routine. He wants beauty and excitement.

104
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Who does the speaker say you should avoid? (“Desiderata”)

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loud and aggressive people

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