"Human Family"

What do we call the repeating of a word, phrase, or line?

• simile

• metaphor

• repetition

• commonality

What is the definition of the word theme?

• The message that the author wants you to learn from his/her writing.

• The topic of a text.

• An article that is based on someone's life.

• The repetition of a word or phrase

What is the theme of Maya Angelou's poem "Human Family"?

• It takes courage to be our true selves.

• We are more alike than we are unalike.

• Honesty is always the best policy.

• Don't judge someone before you know her.

Maya Angelou uses a variety of colors in her poem to make the point that

• the poem is not referring to real people.

• there is a variety of people that make up our world.

• even mirror twins are different.

• people can be confusing.

What does the word "jibe" mean?

• unimportant

• important

• to confuse

• to go together

What does the word "profundity" mean?

• to survive

• great depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning

• to grow

• unimportant

What does the word "thrive" mean?

• pieces of uncivilized land

• to confuse

• to prosper or flourish

• to cry

What is a synonym for "weep"?

• laugh

• cry

• sleep

• scream

What is an antonym for the word "weep"?

• laugh

• cry

• scream

• sleep

How are Michele Crowe's photographs and Maya Angelou's poem similar?

• Both are about happiness.

• Both are about overcoming obstacles.

• Both show that human beings need a comfortable home to live in.

• Both show that human beings share more similarities than differences.