English Test 3 Section 1
Read the sentence. Cora and Mellie held hands so tightly, their fingers were a chain-link fence. Which statement best interprets the meaning of this metaphor? Cora and Mellie's hands are bound together by a chain. Cora and Mellie's hands are grasped strongly together. Cora and Mellie's hands look like a metal fence. Cora and Mellie's hands are made of metal.
Cora and Mellie's hands are grasped strongly together.
Which statement best describes the structure of "I Hear America Singing"? It allows the author to describe several periods of time at once. It allows the author to express his thoughts without rules. It allows the author to focus on a single subject throughout the poem. It allows the author to express his thoughts within a set of strict rules.
It allows the author to express his thoughts without rules.
"Read the excerpt from " Crossing Brooklyn Ferry." The others that are to follow me, the ties between me and them, The certainty of others, the life, love, sight, hearing of others. Others will enter the gates of the ferry and cross from shore to shore, Others will watch the run of the flood-tide, Others will see the shipping of Manhattan north and west, and the heights of Brooklyn to the south and east, Which idea does Walt Whitman evoke by repeating "Others will"? Throughout history, people have taken rides on the same ferry as the narrator. Many of the narrator's friends and family will enjoy riding the ferry as well. Many people will take the ferry and have an experience similar to the narrator's. The experiences of the narrator on the ferry will not be felt by anyone else.
Many people will take the ferry and have an experience similar to the narrator's.
Which sentence contains an example of a metaphor? Our little boat was rocked by the wake of the ferry, which passed by like a tornado. Our little boat was a feather in the wind as the massive tornado of a ferry passed by. Our little boat felt like a feather in the wind as the massive tornado passed to the north of us. Our little boat rocked back and forth in the wake of the massive ferry as it passed by.
Our little boat was a feather in the wind as the massive tornado of a ferry passed by.
How does the structure of "I Hear America Singing" reflect the period in which it was written? The poem creates an image of people who are rebelling against their bosses. The poem creates an image of people too excited to focus on their work. The poem creates an image of people working themselves to exhaustion. The poem creates an image of people enjoying their lives as they work
The poem creates an image of people enjoying their lives as they work
Which statement best describes the structure of "I Hear America Singing"? The poem is loosely structured and contains rhyme. The poem is loosely structured and contains repetition. The poem has a strict structure, including a specific rhythm. The poem has a strict structure, including repetition.
The poem is loosely structured and contains repetition
Which statement best describes the structure of "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry"? The poem's structure is created by different repeating sections. The poem's structure is created by repeated lines that rhyme. The poem's structure is created by each stanza's similar rhythm. The poem's structure is created by identical syllables in each line.
The poem's structure is created by different repeating sections.
Which statement is an example of a metaphor? The skyscraper looked like it reached as high as the moon. The skyscraper was like a giant mirror reflecting the sky. The skyscraper gleamed and sparkled in the night sky. The skyscraper was a shining spear in the night sky.
The skyscraper was a shining spear in the night sky.
Which image does Walt Whitman create by repeating language in "I Hear America Singing"? an image of people who are bored with their work an image of people who are united in their joy an image of people who are putting on a concert an image of people who are competing for attention
an image of people who are united in their joy
Read the sentence. Cy listened intently as the speaker rallied the crowd from the stage, a wise owl perched on a strong branch. In this sentence, what is the speaker compared to? a stage a branch an owl a lecture
an owl
Read the excerpt from "I Hear American Singing." Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck, Which is one way that Walt Whitman uses repetition in this excerpt? by beginning each line with the same word by ending each line with a type of worker by beginning each line with a type of worker by ending each line with the same word
by ending each line with a type of worker
Walt Whitman's poems, such as "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry," made him a pioneer of rhythmic verse. formal verse. free verse. repetitive verse.
free verse.
Read the excerpt from " Crossing Brooklyn Ferry." Just as you feel when you look on the river and sky, so I felt, Just as any of you is one of a living crowd, I was one of a crowd, Just as you are refresh'd by the gladness of the river and the bright flow, I was refresh'd, Just as you stand and lean on the rail, yet hurry with the swift current, I stood yet was hurried, Just as you look on the numberless masts of ships and the thick-stemm'd pipes of steamboats, I look'd. What is the purpose of the repetition in these lines? to highlight that the narrator feels misunderstood by others to emphasize that the narrator's experience is universal to highlight that the reader and narrator are from different times to emphasize that only the reader can relate to the narrator
to emphasize that the narrator's experience is universal
