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

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

• bare
• splinter
• stair
• tacks

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

• bare
• splinter
• stair
• tacks

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

• boards
• crystal
• dark
• honey

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

• carpet
• crystal stair
• floor
• tacks

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

• epithet
• hyperbole
• irony
• metaphor

What is the predominant sensory impression in the poem?

• sight
• smell
• sound
• taste

―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

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

• feeling
• sight
• smell
• sound

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