Craft and Structure Literature

What does the author of "The Expert" mean when he says that Katie is "all business"?

• Katie does not enjoy the hike through the woods.

• Katie spends all of her time working hard.

• Katie's job is to lead the hike through the woods.

• Katie is very serious and acts like she is in charge.

In "The Expert," what does the allusion to Alice in Wonderland suggest about Jim in paragraph 8?

• He does not want to follow Katie's instructions.

• He believes that the woods are a magical place.

• He believes that the woods have hidden dangers.

• He is not convinced of Katie's superior knowledge.

What does the word "botanists" mean in this sentence?

• plant scientists

• bird watchers

• magazine writers

• forest rangers

In "The Expert," Katie says, "It's highly debatable at what point a pokeberry plant becomes a danger to humans." What does the use of the word "debatable" suggest in this sentence?

• The pokeberry has scientists baffled and confused.

• Scientists disagree about the danger of the pokeberry.

• Plants that produce berries are often dangerous.

• People who study botany are often quarrelsome.

Author's craft is...

• the language and techniques a writer uses

• the lesson or moral of a text

• what the text is mostly about

What type of question is this?

• Information & Ideas

• Craft and Structure

• Expression of Ideas

• Standard English Convenstions

True or false: the language is the vocabulary, precise nouns, sensory words, and vivid verbs that make the text more interesting

• True

• false

In "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer," what is the purpose of the poet's use of the phrase 'learn'd astronomer' in line 1 of the poem?

• to suggest that the astronomer is a great scholar in his field

• to suggest that the astronomer knows facts, but lacks imagination

• to suggest that the astronomer impresses the speaker of the poem

• to suggest that the astronomer is a man of great wisdom, but is humble

Read these lines from the poem "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer."

"When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them;

When I, sitting, heard the astronomer, where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,

How soon, unaccountable, I became tired and sick;"

The speaker's point of view about the astronomer is meant to influence the reader's opinion about the astronomer. Write a short paragraph supporting this statement. Use details from the poem to support your response.

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Her hair was a bright pineapple is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification