Poetry and Figurative Language

In the poem "Life," to what is life compared?

• a running race
• a summer carnival 
• a ticking watch
• a small child 

In "Life," what happens when the old man grows tired of the game?

• He takes a long nap.
• He does not rewind the watch.
• He forgets where he is.
• He winds the watch too far.

In "Life," what does  the winding down of the watch represent?

• The renewal of life 
• the approach of death
• a long sleep
• an unexplained fear

Which kind of figurative language is used when Loo-Wit is called "this old woman"?

• personification
• simile 
• metaphor
• symbolism

By connecting the details in "Loo-Wit," what can you conclude is going on in the poem? 

• A rainstorm is approaching 
• a tidal wave is hitting land
• a volcano is erupting 
• a woman is becoming angry (per usual)

The reader of "The Courage That My Mother Had" can conclude that the speaker's mother has died. Which details point to that conclusion? 

• She had great courage 
• she wore a golden brooch
• she is now in a granite hill
• she is compared to granite

Which trait does granite symbolize in these lines from "The Courage That My Mother Had"?
"Rock from New England quarried;/Now in a granite hill."

• courage
• stubbornness 
• will
• love

Which of the following is most likely to unravel?

• an apple pie
• a knit scarf
• a crouching animal 
• a homework assignment 

Which kind of figurative language is represented by this line from "Life"?
"Life is but a toy that swings on a bright gold chain"

• personification 
• metaphor
• symbolism 
• simile 

What happens to Loo-Wit while she is sleeping?

• The world forgets about her.
• Other volcanoes erupt. 
• She loses the power to erupt.
• Cedar trees grow on her.