End of Unit 2 Correctives BEFORE RETESTING ('23-24)

Which of the following IS NOT an example of personification?

• We walked into the house, and it was dark.

• The house shared its loneliness.

• The staircase sighed with weariness.

• Afterwards, the wind cried in pain.

Which answer below best shares how a poem can have a musical quality?

• line length and tone

• rhythm and rhyme

• alliteration and syllable count

• similes and metaphors

What does rhyme do?

• Rhyme makes the poem longer.

• Rhyme makes the poem more boring.

• Rhyme shares the meaning of the poem.

• Rhyme can build a lyrical quality. (lyrics=songlike)

Which helps develop a theme of hopelessness?

• a bright, cheery day

• never again will I see them

• patiently awaiting the guests

• as we neared the finish line

How can respect be shown after someone loses their son?

• Share a very opinionated remark about what happened.

• Speak with respect in regards to their loss.

• Dress in shorts and a tank top when attending the funeral.

• Shout your feelings about what has happened.

Which list of words best share the feeling of isolation?

• group, friends

• restaurant, grocery store

• home, playground

• empty, prison

If the rhyme scheme is abcb/defe, which is true?

("abcb" is one stanza/"defe" is the second stanza)

• Each stanza begins with the same word.

• The first line and the last line in each stanza rhyme.

• The end words of the second and fourth lines rhyme in each stanza.

• None of the end words rhyme.

What does taunting mean?

• provoking

• supporting

• hating

• cherishing

The words "I miss" share a mood of....

• serenity

• anxiety

• loneliness

• fear

Which piece of evidence below best shares that your room needs to be cleaned?

• Posters are hung up all around the room.

• Smelly socks and half eaten bags of chips are stuffed under your bed.

• The cat enjoys laying on your bed and likes to relax more there than on anyone else's bed.

• Your laptop and charger are sitting on the stand beside your bed.