Simile: Willow and Ginkgo

What is the main idea of "Simile: Willow and Ginkgo"?

• The willow is beautiful, but the ginkgo also deserves admiration and love.

• Willows are better trees than ginkgos.

• Willows are rough and ugly, while ginkgos are delicate and lovely.

• Only the oldest and ugliest trees survive in the city.

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What does the audience learn about ginkgo trees from the similes that are used to describe them?

• They are beautiful and graceful.

• They are small and majestic.

• They are strong and sturdy.

• They are delicate and fragile.

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What do the similes "The willow’s music is like a soprano" and "The ginkgo’s tune is like a chorus" show about the author’s attitude toward both types of trees?

• A. The author dislikes the willow but enjoys the ginkgo.

• B. The author dislikes the ginkgo but enjoys the willow.

• C. The author dislikes both types of trees.

• D. The author enjoys both trees but for different reasons.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

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Which of the following lines from "Simile: Willow and Ginkgo" most appeals to the reader's sense of touch?

• The willow's music is like a soprano, delicate and thin.

• The willow's branches are like silken thread...

• The ginkgo forces its way through gray concrete...

• The ginkgo's tune is like a chorus with everyone joining in.

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The author personifies the ginkgo tree by comparing it to a 'city child.' What human qualities does the poet seem to give to the ginkgo by comparing it to a city child who 'grew up in the street'?

• Wisdom and understanding

• Curiosity and leadership

• Sympathy and friendliness

• Toughness and determination

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Which image most clearly creates a sense of the willow as a magical, mysteriously lovely being?

• The willow is sleek as a velvet-nosed calf...

• The willow is like an etching, fine-lined against the sky.

• The willow dips to the water, protected and precious...

• The willow is like a nymph with streaming hair... green and gold and fair.

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