This question is based on the following poem:
Seasons are celebrations.
A year's a Ferris wheel.
Both honor our world's habit
of spinning 'round a star.
7. Which one of the following sentences best expresses the main idea of this poem?
A. The world has a habit of spinning around.
B. Season are celebrations, while a year on Earth is a habit.
C. Seasons and Ferris wheels are like Earth's journey around the sun.
This question is based on the following excerpt from a short story.
Inside the bus, in his summer Class-A uniform with its brass glitter and infantry-blue shoulder cordon, Jamie Sabin was going home. Fort Benning would be a fading dream; Preston, Virginia, a place unknown, his future. He was in between, fumbling with puzzle pieces, making up stories about the real Jamie Sabin. Each of these he set adrift like a paper boat on a shifting sea of daydreams. He did that encased in the drone and shudder of diesel pistons and hissing tires. Jamie Sabin was going home to a place unknown.
7. In this paragraph, the paper boat is a
A. simile for Jamie's past.
B. metaphor for daydreams.
C. metaphor for Jamie's past and future.
D. simile for stories Jamie makes up about himself.
Ms Sue answered the last one. What do YOU THINK about this one?
C. Seasons and Ferris wheels are like Earth's journey around the sun.
To determine the main idea of a poem, it is important to first analyze the key elements and themes presented. In this case, the poem discusses seasons as celebrations and compares a year to a Ferris wheel that symbolizes the world's habit of spinning around a star.
Considering this information, let's break down each option and evaluate their accuracy in conveying the main idea:
A. The world has a habit of spinning around.
This option is partially correct as it touches upon the idea of the world spinning. However, it fails to incorporate the concept of seasons as celebrations and the comparison to a Ferris wheel.
B. Season are celebrations, while a year on Earth is a habit.
This option highlights the concept of seasons as celebrations but misrepresents the comparison of a year to a habit rather than a Ferris wheel.
C. Seasons and Ferris wheels are like Earth's journey around the sun.
This option accurately summarizes the main idea of the poem by linking the concept of seasons as celebrations and the metaphor of a year being akin to a Ferris wheel symbolizing the Earth's journey around the sun. The comparison between seasons and Ferris wheels helps establish the connection to Earth's rotation and the cycle of the year.
Therefore, the correct answer is C. Seasons and Ferris wheels are like Earth's journey around the sun.