Figurative Language
Read the excerpt below from “Drum Dream Girl”:
“the drum dream girl
dreamed”
What type of figurative language is the underlined section an example of?
a. Metaphor
b. Alliteration
c. Onomatopoeia
d. Symbolism
b. Alliteration
How many lines are in a sonnet?
a. 19
b. 16
c. 14
d. 12
c. 14
What conflict does the main character face in the passage in “Queen”?
a. Feeling disconnected from their new neighborhood
b. Coping with the absence of old friends
c. Dealing with family expectations
d. Being upset that today is her birthday
a. Feeling disconnected from their new neighborhood
What narrative point of view is the poem “Drum Dream Girl” written from?
a. Second person
b. First person
c. Third person omniscient
d. Third person limited
d. Third person limited
Read the excerpt below from “Swarm” below:
before Darnell’s tears streaked
over welts big as bee stings.
What type of figurative language is used above in the underlined section?
a. Alliteration
b. Metaphor
c. Simile
d. Symbolism
c. Simile
Which poetic form is known for using rhymes scheme and having a pattern of 4 tercets that is followed by a couplet?
a. Villanelle
b. Free Verse
c. Haiku
d. Sonnet
d. Sonnet
In “Queens”, Brooke’s mother decides to give Brooke a birthday card earlier than she originally planned. What causes this development in the plot?
a. She hopes Brooke makes new friends.
b. She hopes that Brooke will go visit her father
c. She can tell that Brooke needed to be cheered up.
d. She wants Brooke to eat the food she had prepared.
c. She can tell that Brooke needed to be cheered up.
Which statement is true about the point of view in “Queens” ?
a. The story is told from multiple, first person perspectives.
b. The story is told from one first person perspective.
c. The story starts as a first person narrative, but then switches to third person.
d. The story is told in by a third person who is all knowing.
b. The story is told from one first person perspective.
Read the excerpt from “Tula” below:
“Books are door-shaped/ portals” (Lines 1 and 2)
What does the metaphor used in the excerpt above mean?
a. Books are ways to look through items.
b. Books are a form of escapism.
c. Books can be used as portals to other places.
d. Portals that are books are door shaped.
b. Books are a form of escapism.
All the statements below are a key characteristic of a villanelle poem EXCEPT?
a. It has a strict rhyme scheme
b. It has nineteen lines
c. It does not use metaphors
d. It includes repetition of line
c. It does not use metaphors
Which two details from the story establish the conflict within the text “Queens?
a. "I had informed my parents that there would be no birthday party."
b. "Children who would be in my school come September tossed a ball back and forth, speaking quietly to each other in a language I didn't understand."
c. "Never once that day, or in the entire month previous, had the children so much as looked in my direction."
d. "The move included a change of school districts without much of a change of scenery."
b. "Children who would be in my school come September tossed a ball back and forth, speaking quietly to each other in a language I didn't understand."
The first perspective in “Queens” influences the literary text in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
a. The reader gets to experience two different perspectives of the same events.
b. The narrators maintain a first person point of view.
c. The reader knows the thoughts and feelings of the main character.
d. The narrator tells the events of a day in their life.
a. The reader gets to experience two different perspectives of the same events.
How does the author use the phrase "her hands seemed to fly" as a metaphor in the poem “Drum Dream Girl”?
a. To convey the idea of the girl's hands disappearing into thin air
b. To indicate the girl's ability to levitate objects with her hands
c. To describe the girl's hands as bird-like and fluttering
d. To describe the girl's hands moving quickly and gracefully
d. To describe the girl's hands moving quickly and gracefully
Which of the two statements contains a feature seen within a villanelle poem?
a. Does not have repetition of lines
b. Consists of 19 lines
c. Does have a rhyme meter
d. Does have repetition of lines
e. Consists of 14 lines
b. Consists of 19 lines
d. Does have repetition of lines
Which two lines from the poem “Swarm” best represent the conflict escalating between Alan and Darnell?
a. "They jab at air and grass" (line 3)
b. “I didn’t speak when he snatched her card/ and tore it” (line 53-34)
c. “He shoved me. You so stupid” (line 48)"
d. "A woman’s yell calls me back" (line 58)
e. "This won’t make me like you"(line 10)
b. “I didn’t speak when he snatched her card/ and tore it” (line 53-34)
c. “He shoved me. You so stupid” (line 48)"
What theme is developed by the speaker’s first person narration of “Queens”?
a. Humans confront nature with fear.
b. Growing up means gaining more responsibility and trust.
c. Birthdays are celebrations of a lifetime.
d. Relationships between mothers and their daughters can be challenging
b. Growing up means gaining more responsibility and trust.
Read the excerpt from "Swarm" below:
"if Insecurity's the biggest instigator.
The one constantly egging you on"
What part of speech is the underlined word?
a. noun
b. adverb
c. adjective
d. verb
c. adjective