1.In Mindy’s creative writing class, she learned to use the words “like” or “as” to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas. Which figure of speech did Mindy learn about?personification
allusion
simile
metaphor

2.When someone reads a novel and writes a review with opinions about the work, this is a type of _____

research report.
literary analysis.
revision.
plagiarism.

3. Which of the following describes theme?

the meaning behind events and characters’ actions
a central message about life
explanations about how the actors sound and behave
writing that is vague and uncertain

4.Read the passage.

Tania is one of the smartest people in her biology class. Everyone calls her the Einstein of high school science.

Which figure of speech, or literary device, does the author use in the passage?

extended metaphor
personification
simile
allusion


5.Molly is reading a story. She is surprised by the way the author presents new and unexpected comparisons between unlike subjects. Which figure of speech is the author using?

allusion
personification
simile
theme

6. Steve read two myths. One told the story of a woman whose curiosity led her to open a forbidden box. She disobeyed the order to leave the box untouched. When she opened it, all kinds of pain and evil were released into the world.

He read another myth in which the origin of pain, suffering, and struggle is attributed to a woman who disobeyed an order to avoid eating the fruit from a special tree.

Which of the following could be true about the cultural context of the two myths?

The tellers of the first myth were peaceful people, whereas the tellers of the second myth were aggressive warriors.
One culture values obedience but the other does not.
Neither culture was concerned with the origin of pain or suffering.
Women may be considered more susceptible to weakness or wrongdoing in both cultures.


7.
In the short story, “Like the Sun,” by R.K. Narayan, the central character, Sekhar, decides to be completely honest in all things, even if it hurts other people’s feelings. On this same day, his boss, who is a terrible musician, asks Sekhar to listen to him perform and evaluate his talent. Because he has decided to be honest, Sekhar must tell his boss the truth.

Which literary device is the author using?

hyperbole
irony
paradox
symbolism

8.Lucy is studying for a test on literary devices. In her notes, she comes across the following definition:

an idea that is played down or treated casually

Which literary device does the definition describe?

understatement
irony
paradox
hyperbole

9. Hannah read two transgression myths—myths in which a character violates an important societal rule.

In the first myth, the character who commits a transgression is killed by the gods. In the second myth, the character becomes the father of a cursed race of people.

Hannah needs to compare and contrast these two myths. She has written that “those who violate the rules will be punished with death.” Which of the following is true of this observation?

It applies to the first myth only.
It applies to the second myth only.
It applies to both myths.
It applies to neither myth.

Some people consider the weasel a ___ animal because it seems to kill other animals solely for the pleasure of it.A.
doleful

B.
profane

C.
malevolent

D.
irascible

Among other issues, each of the articles in this module considers how we might respond to the ways that social environments and norms constrain us. About a boy finding that school culture does not value his preferred ways of behaving, David Brooks imagines,In Kindergarten, he’d wonder why he just couldn’t be good. By junior high, he’d lose interest in trying and his grades would plummet.
Then he’d rebel. If the official school culture was über-nurturing, he’d be über-crude. If it valued cooperation and sensitivity, he’d devote his mental energies to violent video games and aggressive music.
In his book’s prologue, “Prelude: The Barbershop,” Vershawn Ashanti Young describes his ambivalence about trying (and failing) to fit in as a “homeboy” and discusses the academic and economic success he eventually chose to pursue. Because of his choices, he reflects, “I didn’t have to fight to get out of the ghetto. I was kicked out.”
And finally, Audre Lorde suggests that people may try at all costs to accommodate socially imposed constraints, writing, “What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them, still in silence?” Lorde, however, also suggests an alternative to either suffering silently to fit in or rebelling—she encourages listeners and readers to speak out and use language and action to change the social conditions of our lives.
After you have considered Lorde’s question above and the alternative she subsequently proposes, write a speech, a letter (to an individual or organization privately or openly—that is, addressed to an individual but public), or a public service announcement that proposes meaningful change in your community related to the issues raised in these readings. Decide on an audience to address—your classmates; parents; younger (or older) students; coaches; administrators; teachers; church, city, or community officials—and compose an argument both describing a particular “tyrann[y]” or challenge and proposing changes that may improve the lives of those who endure it. Like Butler, Tannen, Brooks, Young, and Lorde, you may use your own or others’ personal experiences (including those of the five authors in this module), hypothetical situations, and reflections to make your case.

WHICH ONE HAS SAME RELATIONSHIP AS BOWL/CEREAL? DOOR:HOUSE, TELEVISON:REMOTE, DIRT:GRASS, GLASS:WATER?

Find the direct object in the sentence. Most fish enjoy a launch or dinner of worms. Which identifies the direct object in the sentence

Antonyms: Match the following word with the word or phrase most nearly its opposite.Destitute

A.
deprived

B.
stubborn

C.
unruly

D.
wealthy

Tamika is reading an essay comparing two poems and has come across a missing word. A poem by a Romanticist will celebrate the individual and emotions, whereas a poem by a _____ will be objective and nonjudgmental in its detailed and realistic portrayal of war