Multiple Choice
Read the poem "A Mother"
carefully.
Identify the
letter of the choice that best answers the question.
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4, “framed in a world of glass”, means that the sculpture
A. | is unbreakable. | B. | is made of glass. | C. | has a glass enclosure. | D. | is larger than her thumbnail. | | |
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In
line 6, the words “trees and reeds” contain an example of
A. | assonance. | B. | alliteration. | C. | dissonance. | D. | onomatopoeia. | | |
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Lines
15 and 16, “Her dreams were larger / than our twelve-year-old pockets”, imply that the
mother’s desires were
A. | to have a china cat. | B. | for the family to be together. | C. | unaffordable by her children. | D. | a sculpture bigger than pockets. | | |
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4.
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Lines
25 and 26, “Then there was that smoky, rich, funny / smell coming from the
oven...”,
indicate that the family
A. | was hungry. | B. | was playing a game. | C. | smelled the cake burning. | D. | was ready for the birthday cake. | | |
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Line
33, “We didn’t”, implies that the children are
A. | angry. | B. | amused. | C. | relieved. | D. | disappointed. | | |
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6.
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Lines
35 and 36, “our hearts beating / like so many small wings”, contain an example
of
A. | simile. | B. | hyperbole. | C. | oxymoron. | D. | synecdoche. | | |
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7.
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In
lines 37 and 38, the purpose of the short phrases is to
A. | develop setting. | B. | create dilemma. | C. | create suspense. | D. | develop character. | | |
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