MP2 Exam A

"The moon hung in the sky like a silver pendant,..."

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Answer explanation

"The moon hung in the sky like a silver pendant..."

This is a simile because it is a comparison using the word "like".

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The weight of the world rested upon her shoulders..."

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

Answer explanation

"The weight of the world rested upon her shoulders..."

This is a hyperbole because is is an extreme exaggeration.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

How many stanzas in this poem?

In twilight's hush, the stars align,

A cosmic dance, both rare and fine.

Silent whispers, the night's soft plea,

A secret shared 'twixt moon and sea.

The dawn emerges with golden hues,

A symphony of light, the world renews.

Each sunrise paints a canvas bright,

A masterpiece born from the depths of night.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

In twilight's hush, the stars align,

A cosmic dance, both rare and fine.

Silent whispers, the night's soft plea,

A secret shared 'twixt moon and sea.

The dawn emerges with golden hues,

A symphony of light, the world renews.

Each sunrise paints a canvas bright,

A masterpiece born from the depths of night.

Stanzas are like paragraphs in poetry.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Who is the speaker of the poem?

In the meadow's embrace, I softly tread,

A fur-clad poet, ears perked and head.

Whiskers twitch with tales of clover sweet,

A humble bard, in a field, my beat.

Underneath the moon, I softly muse,

Paws paint verses in the midnight hues.

In burrows deep, where dreams take flight,

I'm a rabbit poet, weaving through the night.

• a bird

• the snow

• the moon

• a rabbit

Answer explanation

In the meadow's embrace, I softly tread,

A fur-clad poet, ears perked and head.

Whiskers twitch with tales of clover sweet,

A humble bard, in a field, my beat.

Underneath the moon, I softly muse,

Paws paint verses in the midnight hues.

In burrows deep, where dreams take flight,

I'm a rabbit poet, weaving through the night.

The speaker of the poem is the voice we hear. See the highlighted clues above.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Giggling geese gracefully glide across the gleaming pond.

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• metaphor

Answer explanation

Giggling geese gracefully glide across the gleaming pond.

Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Her smile was as radiant as the morning sun..."

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

Answer explanation

"Her smile was as radiant as the morning sun..."

This is a simile because it is a comparison using "as".

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Her tears could fill an ocean, deep and endless..."

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Answer explanation

"Her tears could fill an ocean, deep and endless..."

This is a hyperbole because a person's tears can't fill an ocean, therefore, it is extreme exaggeration.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

If you copy someone else's work, even if you put it in your own words, and submit it as if it were your own, it is called...

• reference

• citation

• plagiarism

• paraphrasing

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Select all the information you need when creating an MLA citation for a website you use as a reference.

• title and article

• author's name

• the date the article was published

• the author's email address

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is the acceptable font style for MLA papers?

• Arial

• Webdings

• Century Gothic

• Times New Roman

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1