Hold fast to dreamsfor if dreams dielife is a broken-winged birdthat cannot fly.The underlined line is a ...Select one:a.personificationb.metaphorc.similed.hyperbole
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Hold fast to dreamsfor if dreams dielife is a broken-winged birdthat cannot fly.The underlined line is a ...Select one:a.personificationb.metaphorc.similed.hyperbole
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The underlined line "life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly" is a metaphor. This is because it directly compares life to a broken-winged bird without using the words "like" or "as", which are typically used in similes.
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Hold fast1 to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly[5]Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren2 fieldFrozen with snow
Which detail from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?A. "Hold fast to dreams" (Line 1)B. "For if dreams die / Life is a broken-winged bird" (Lines 2-3)C. "Hold fast to dreams / For when dreams go" (Lines 5-6)D. "Life is a barren field" (Line 7)
Read the poem below.Dreams by Langston Hughes1 Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly.2 Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.Which definition of "fast" is used in the first line of the poem?fast (fast) adv. 1) with speed; quickly 2) in a firm and secure manner; tightly 3) ahead of the present time 4) in a wild or reckless fashionGroup of answer choicesdefinition 1definition 2definition 3definition 4
EXERCISE 3Identify the metaphors and similes in the extract of a poem below.Write down the piece of the poem. State what figure of speech it is. Write down what is beingcompared and why.The angry voice of the windDropped to a whimperAnd fell silentLike a scolded child.The tortured waves, freed from their tormentor,Slept.With its white wings spread,The yacht sat like a seagull,Patiently contemplating its reflectionIn the polished mirrorOf the sea.
When the wind is low, and the sea is soft, And the far heat-lightning plays.*1 pointA. simileB. metaphorC. hyperboleD. personificationI could grow very still, like an old stone on a hill*1 pointA. simileB. metaphorC. hyperboleD. personificationWhose crumbs the crows inspect*1 pointA. alliterationB. assonanceC. hyperboleD. onomatopoeiaNow, that I am without you, all is desolate; All that was once so beautiful is dead*1 pointA. simileB. metaphorC. hyperboleD. personification"The acorn plopped into the puddle."*1 pointA. simileB. metaphorC. hyperboleD. onomatopeiaWater falls across the autumn rocks.*1 pointA. alliterationB. assonanceC. hyperboleD. personificationMy heart is a nest that had songs-birds in it*1 pointA. simileB. metaphorC. hyperboleD. personificationI slipped slyly into the slow, slippery sled*1 pointA. alliterationB. assonanceC. hyperboleD. onomatopoeia“Row more slowly,” bellowed the old, bony crone.*1 pointA. alliterationB. assonanceC. hyperboleD. onomatopoeiaYou glow in the heart like the flames of uncounted candles*1 pointA. simileB. metaphorC. hyperboleD. personificationMODIFIERSChoose the correct order of adjectives in the following sentence.My ____ teacher talks for hours!*1 pointA. philosophy old boringB. old philosophy boringC. boring philosophy oldD. boring old philosophyA _____ ornament*1 pointA. pink disgusting plasticB. disgusting plastic pinkC. disgusting pink plasticD. pink plastic disgustingI love that car that always parked at the end of the street.*1 pointA. old big green really antiqueB. really green big old antiqueC. really big old green antiqueD. big green old really antiqueAnswer the questions that follow:Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?*1 pointA. My brother rode a beautiful big black Friesian horse in the parade.B. My brother rode a beautiful Friesian big black horse in the parade.C. My brother rode a big, black, beautiful Friesian horse in the parade.Which sentence uses the correct order of adjectives?*1 pointA. During my college years, I wore a red, white and black big hat to sporting events.B. During my college years, I wore a big red, white and black hat to sporting events.C. During my college years, I wore a big red white and black, hat to sporting events.Correct the misplaced modifiers in the following sentences.The waiter served a dinner roll to the woman that was well buttered.*1 pointYour answerThe three bankers talked quietly in the corner smoking pipes*1 pointYour answerWhen nine years old, my mother enrolled in medical school.*1 pointYour answer*Wearing (modifier) high boots, the snake failed to injure the supervisor.*1 pointYour answerWhich sentence is correct using the adverb "only" .*1 pointA. Blake only ate a hamburger after the race.B. Blake ate only a hamburger after the race.C. Blake ate a hamburger only after the race.D. Blake ate a hamburger after the only race.
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