Graduation by Maya Angelou

The first paragraph includes each of the following EXCEPT

• narration

• description

• argumentation

• reflection

• exposition

"Like travelers with exotic destinations on their minds, the graduates were remarkably forgetful" (par.1) is an example of

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• allusion

• personification

"Volunteers fell over themselves to secure replacements for the missing equipment" (par.1) is an example of

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

• irony

The speaker's recollection of her mother in paragraph 7 can best be described as

• embarrassed but understanding

• admiring and loving

• amused and appreciative

• mocking and resentful

• affectionate but critical

The speaker's attitude toward the junior students in paragraph 1 may be best described as

• sharp disapproval

• mild criticism

• enthusiastic support

• pedantic evaluation

• sympathetic concern

The movement from paragraphs 5 to 6 involves a shift in

• point of view

• speaker

• subject

• purpose

• occasion

In paragraph 5 the speaker expresses

• exasperated dismissal

• mild irony

• detached indifference

• outraged criticism

• objective regard

Paragraph 10 includes each of the following in EXCEPT

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• imagery

• paradox

A reader might criticize the sentence " No absences, no tardiness, and my academic work was among the best of the year" (par. 11) for

• breaking parallel structure

• overuse of hyperbole

• lack of substantive support

• faulty reasoning

• pathetic fallacy