The Frog 2012 AP Lit MC

#48: In the poem, the frog is mainly depicted as

• isolated and unattractive

• regal and dignified

• fearsome and dangerous

• lovable because of his appearance

• alienated but deserving of his lot

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

#49: Lines 1-4 ("a wet...cart") incorporate all of the following EXCEPT

• Unconventional verbs

• regular meter

• visual imagery

• tactile imagery

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

#50: Line 6 contains which of the following?

• Onomatopoeia

• Antithesis

• Alliteration

• A simile

• An oxymoron

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

#51: The effect of the allusion in lines 11-14 is to...

• Enhance understanding of a natural phenomenon

• invest a secular object with spiritual qualities

• evoke images of antiquity

• dignify a common occurrence

• introduce an element of sympathetic humor

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

#52: Lines 20-21 ("He calls...air") suggest that the frog

• regrets having chosen a life of nonconformity

• inhabits a form inconsistent with his inner qualities

• longs to escape his repetitive existence

• is naturally linked to the scene he inhabits

• has an insidious power to charm

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

#53: The last four lines (24-27) suggest that the frog

• chooses to ignore the momentous obligations placed on him

• lacks the power to affect the course of human events

• is the cause of the suffering that surrounds him

• has become attuned to the rhythm of the natural world

• rejects the former dissipation of his life

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

#54: The poem makes use of which of the following?

I. Tercet Stanzas

II. Run-on lines

III. Refrains

• I only

• II only

• I and II only

• I and III only

• I, II, and III

#55: In the poem, the speaker is most concerned with representing the...

• irrepressible vitality of nature

• failure of human beings to respect the environment

• search for forgiveness and redemption

• lack of understanding between humans and animals

• pervasiveness of loneliness and decay

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

I know we have had The Frog poem before....

• Ms. Notaro was too lazy to find a new test

• Ms. Notaro didn't realize until halfway through the questions that we had this back in September

• Ms. Notaro thinks practice makes perfect

• Ms. Notaro was waaaaay too tired to care

• Yes.

Ms. Notaro's least favorite questions to type up involved...

• a frog

• Mrs. Ramsay and Mr. Tinsley because their names are really irritating

• anything about a river

• Satan

• Individually typing the entire thing was irritating.