"Cynthia in the Snow"
by Gwendolyn Brooks
1 It SUSHES
2 It hushes
3 The loudness in the road.
4 It flitter-twitter,
5 And laughs away from me.
6 It laughs a lovely whiteness,
7 And whitely whirs away,
8 To be
9 Some otherwhere,
10 Still white as milk or shirts.
11 So beautiful it hurts.
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USE THE POEM TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
3. What type of figurative language is used in line 10?
A.metaphor
B.simile
C.personification
D.rhythm**
4. What does the figurative language in line 10 mean?
A. Before they are worn, clean white shirts are as white as milk.
B. Clean white shirts and white milk are both white. ***¯\_(ツ)_/¯
C. Newly fallen snow is as soft and fresh as a clean shirt and milk.
D. New fallen snow is just as white as a clean white shirt and milk.
5. Use context clues to help determine the best meaning of the word WHIRS in line 7.
A. short turning
B. slow swish ***(thank u next)
C. long creak
D. fast alarm
teachers are just great XDD thx for helping peeps.../people/students
3 and 4 are wrong
I'm not sure about 5
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To answer question 3, we need to determine what type of figurative language is used in line 10 of the poem. To do this, we should first understand the different types of figurative language: metaphors, similes, and personification.
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things without using "like" or "as." A simile also compares two different things, but uses "like" or "as" to make the comparison. Personification gives human characteristics to non-human things.
Going back to line 10, we see the phrase "white as milk or shirts." This is a simile because it directly compares the whiteness of newly fallen snow to the whiteness of milk or shirts using the word "as."
Therefore, the correct answer to question 3 is B. simile.
Moving on to question 4, we need to determine the meaning of the figurative language used in line 10 of the poem.
The line "white as milk or shirts" is comparing the whiteness of the newly fallen snow to the whiteness of milk or shirts. It suggests that the snow is just as white as milk or clean white shirts.
Therefore, the correct answer to question 4 is D. New fallen snow is just as white as a clean white shirt and milk.
Finally, for question 5, we are asked to use context clues to determine the best meaning of the word "whirs" in line 7 of the poem.
Context clues are hints or information provided in the surrounding text that can help us understand the meaning of a word. In this case, line 7 states "And whitely whirs away." The word "whirs" is used in relation to the movement of the lovely whiteness (snow).
Considering the options given, "whirs" suggests a fast movement away, similar to a quick spinning or buzzing sound.
Therefore, the correct answer to question 5 is D. fast alarm.
oh is 1.C and 2.D
5 is also wrong.
Did you know that you're supposed to KNOW the material BEFORE you start taking a test??
Lexi is correct about 3 and 4.
5 is also incorrect. Do you know what "whirs" means?
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/whir