Q2 M3 - LITERARY DEVICES

Which of the following refers to a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece?

• bare
• splinter
• stair
• tacks

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What word in the poem is synonymous with ―uncovered‖?

• bare
• splinter
• stair
• tacks

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

Which word means a set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another, typically inside the building?

• bare
• splinter
• stair
• tacks

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Which word in the poem is related to ―no light‖?

• boards
• crystal
• dark
• honey

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which of the following is compared to the mother‘s life?

• carpet
• crystal stair
• floor
• tacks

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In connection with question no. 5, what figure of speech is used in the poem?

• epithet
• hyperbole
• irony
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the predominant sensory impression in the poem?

• sight
• smell
• sound
• taste

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

―I‘se been a-climbin‘ on, And reachin‘ landin‘s, And turnin‘ corners…‖ These lines of the poem use two phonological or sound devices. Which of these?

• alliteration and assonance
• assonance and consonance
• alliteration and onomatopoeia
• consonance and onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following sensory images is expressed in lines 3 to 7?

• feeling
• sight
• smell
• sound

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What might ―reachin‘ landin‘s‖ symbolize in the mother‘s climb?

• destructive forces in her life
• compassionate forces in her life
• portions of her life that held magic for her
• places in her life where she had to stop and make decisions

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5