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Read the following lines from Marge Piercy’s “To Be of Use”:
The people I love the best
jump into work head first
without dallying in the shallows
and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight.
They seem to become natives of that element,
the black sleek heads of seals
bouncing like half-submerged balls.
Which language best contributes to the enthusiastic tone of the poem?
A. “jump into work head first”
B. “without dallying in the shallows”
C. “the black sleek heads of seals”
D. “bouncing like half-submerged balls.”
I think either A or D... Anyone else know?!
I agree with you about A.
Is it right or not?
Read the following lines from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”:
And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,
And the lamplight o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted—nevermore!
Which of the below words best helps create the mood of despair in the poem?
A. dreaming
B. chamber
C. shadow
D. nevermore
D. nevermore.
Why might an author use a metaphor to enhance the meaning of fiction or poetry?
A. to create an image in readers’ minds
B. to represent a larger thought or idea
C. to give a story or poem a song-like quality
D. to help set the mood of the story or poem
B. to represent a larger thought or idea.
Which of the following shows the correct parenthetical citation for a quote from page 111 of an article in the December 2012 issue of Veterinarian Today magazine called “New Toy Breeds,” written by Stephen R. Fielding?
A. (Fielding 111)
B. (New Toy Breeds 111)
C. (Veterinarian Today 111)
D. (“New Toy Breeds,” 111)
A. (Fielding 111)
Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
One of the girls left ____ tennis shoes in the gym.
A. her
B. hers
C. their
D. them