Final ELA Exam 2019

The main device the poet uses to convey the mother's journey through life in "Mother to Son" is

• allusion

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

The mother's language in the poem "Mother to Son" is characterized by

• informal dialect

• formal diction

• academic voice

• bossy

The mood of "Mother to Son" is one of

• optimism in the face of hardship and sadness.

• vexation and vengance.

• pity and discouragement.

• darkness and violence.

In the poem "Mother to Son," boards with “tacks and splinters” and “boards torn up” are symbols for

• Run-down housing

• The lack of compassion each man has for his fellow man

• The ungrateful way the mother’s son treats her

• A life that has had many difficulties and challenges

What is the theme of the poem "Mother to Son"?

• Sometimes a difficult life produces a defeated personality.

• Weak people give up when faced with tremendous obstacles.

• People should persist despite the hardships that life presents.

• Children's lives will usually be easier than their parents' lives.

Why is a “stairway” a particularly appropriate metaphor to describe the wisdom the mother is trying to impart to her son within "Mother to Son"?

• Stairways are almost always dirty and rough

• One has to clean and wax a stairway to make it look good

• Stairways are often found in expensive houses

• A stairway takes steady persistence to climb and it can go up and down

The primary effect of using first person point of view in the poem "Mother to Son" is to

• highlight the mother's advice to her son.

• provide an objective and distant tone.

• involve the son in the mother's life

At the conclusion of the poem "Mother to Son," the

• mother reprimands her son for disobeying.

• light overcomes the darkness.

• son vows to listen to his mother's advice.

• mother shows her determination to keep persevering through the struggle.

This man hath bewitched the bosom of my child.—

Thou, thou, Lysander, thou hast given her rhymes,

And interchanged love tokens with my child.

Thou hast by moonlight at her window sung

With feigning voice verses of feigning love,

And stol'n the impression of her fantasy

What is the meaning of the underlined phrases in the speech given by A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare?

• Egeus is upset that Lysander gave Hermia gifts to trick her into believing that he loves her.

• Egeus is excited about the generous gifts that Lysander has offered his daughter.

• Egeus is concerned that Hermia too often fantasizes about the idea of love and marriage.

• Egeus is pleased that Hermia will have a husband who can teach her to be a graceful songstress.

Helena: And even for that do I love you the more.

I am your spaniel. And, Demetrius,

The more you beat me, I will fawn on you.

Use me but as your spaniel—spurn me, strike me,

Neglect me, lose me. Only give me leave,

Unworthy as I am, to follow you.

What worser place can I beg in your love—

And yet a place of high respect with me—

Than to be usèd as you use your dog?

What does Helena most likely mean when she says,

“I am your spaniel” to Demetrius?

• She knows that he loves dogs more than he loves people.

• She will help him look for his true love by hunting like a dog.

• She knows that he is upset because he recently lost his dog.

• She will love him with the same devotion a dog has for its owner.