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WorksheetsUnit 1 Review: The Language of Legacy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 19mins
Identify the figurative language used in the following quote from "High School Training Ground":
"Oceans of adolescents come here to receive lessons but never learn to swim"
(Select all that apply)
Simile comparing adolescents to swimming lessons
Allusion to the movie Nemo
Metaphor comparing the waves of teens in high schools to fish in oceans who never learn to swim
Irony that although students come to school to learn they do not get the essential lessons they need to survive.
Which of the following is NOT an example of figurative language used in the following quote:
"Lockers left open like teenage boys' mouths when teenage girls wear clothes that covers their insecurities, but exposes everything else."
simile
alliteration
irony
allusion
Which is the BEST analysis of the following quote from "High School Training Ground"?
"Social lines are barbed wire."
The writer compares social lines to barbed wire.
It's about social status.
Malcolm London uses a metaphor to compare social status to barbed wire in order to illustrate the fact that people can feel restricted by social labels.
The quote is trying to say people are creating barriers to keep themselves safe from attack.
What type of figurative language is used in the following quote from "High School Training Ground"?
"part like the Red Sea when the bell rings."
(Select all that apply)
A metaphor that compares the Red Sea to a ringing bell.
A simile that compares the way students leave school when the bell rings to the parting of the Red Sea.
An allusion that references when Moses parted the Red Sea.
A pun on the multiple meanings of the words rings.
Identify the figurative language used in the following quote from "The Rose That Grew From Concrete":
"Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air."
Allusion to the dreams of famous comedians
Alliteration creating a repeating sound
Personification of the rose as having dreams
A pun on the multiple meaning of dreams
Which of the following identifies a main theme of "The Rose That Grew from Concrete"
All living things need support from others in order to grow.
People can overcome difficulties and succeed.
Nature can overcome problems better than people.
Without the beauty of nature most people would not be able to break through their problems.
Which of the following is a valid analysis of the following quote from the poem "Identity"?
"I’d rather be a tall, ugly weed, clinging on cliffs, like an eagle wind-wavering above high"
(select all that apply)
The reference to "weed" is an allusion to the legalization of marijuana
The poem uses the weed as a metaphor or symbol for the speaker who would rather live freely and independently in nature.
The poem uses a simile to compare the freedom of the weed "clinging on cliffs" to an eagle soaring high
The poem illustrates the idea of the weed as ugly to symbolize rejection and anxiety
In the poem "Still I Rise" what literary device in utilized in the following quote?
"You may shoot me with your words,You may cut me with your eyes,You may kill me with your hatefulness,But still, like air, I'll rise."
(select all that apply)
allusion, referencing the violence of the fight for civil rights
a hyperbole, that exaggerates the pain caused by people's hateful words and actions
a simile, comparing the way air will rise to the way the speaker will rise above her adversaries
a metaphor, comparing hatefulness to a deadly attack.
What tone does Maya Angelou create in her poem with the repetition of the phrase "Still I Rise"
confidence
pride
power
defiance
all of these are attitudes expressed through the repetition of the phrase "Still I Rise"
Which of the following best describes the theme of the texts we studied in Unit 1.
rebellion, people going against authority
resilience, people overcoming great obstacles
retaliation, people seeking revenge for wrongs done to them
equality, people treating each other fairly and equally
