The Death of the Moth

Which of the following does Woolf employ at the end of the first paragraph in her description of a flock of rooks?

• alliteration

• metaphor

• oxymoron

• hyperbole

• synechdoche

In this essay, the author employs which of the following elements of fiction?

• plot

• setting

• character

• only setting and character

• plot, setting and character

Paragraph 3 includes examples of each of the following except:

• sensuous imagery

• personification

• third-person point of view

• oxymoron

• alliteration

What is the purpose of the speaker's statement at the end of paragraph 4, "I laid the pencil down again?"

• to absolve her of responsibility

• to signal an important decision

• to symbolize that she is a writer

• to suggest her uncertainty

• to emphasize that she is repeating an action

What is the referent of "antagonist" at the end of paragraph 5?

• the moth

• the speaker

• the battle between life and death

• the human condition

• death

During this essay, the speaker does all of the following EXCEPT:

• observe

• reflect

• intervene

• describe

• conclude

What is the meaning of the word "superb" in the middle of paragraph 5?

• effective

• unbelievable

• exquisite

• superhuman

• brave

How does the author view the struggle between life and death?

• as a battle between good and evil

• as a way to demonstrate courage

• as tragic yet inevitable

• as both pathetic and noble

• as the only way to find peace