Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The phrase “Houses huddled, slanting”
(line 3) is an example of
a. | simile. | b. | allusion. | c. | apostrophe. | d. | personification. |
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Lines 13 and 14, “…looking back as they
spidered / away from our toes,” contain an example of
a. | paradox. | b. | metaphor. | c. | hyperbole. | d. | metonymy. |
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The word “brittle” (line 17)
means
a. | fragile. | b. | elderly. | c. | flexible. | d. | unattractive. |
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Lines 16 and 17 suggest that the crabs
are
a. | aging. | b. | hostile. | c. | helpless. | d. | frustrated. |
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Line 18, “For hours I gawked at plasticky
joints,” suggests that the narrator is
a. | excited. | b. | shocked. | c. | defeated. | d. | intrigued. |
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Line 19, “spotted, knobbed claws,” is
an example of
a. | assonance. | b. | alliteration. | c. | dissonance. | d. | onomatopoeia. |
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Lines 24 and 25 suggest that, as a boy, the speaker
felt
a. | elated. | b. | outraged. | c. | empathetic. | d. | miserable. |
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The tone of the poem is primarily
a. | angry. | b. | loving. | c. | ominous. | d. | reflective. |
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