Question

Which poetic device is used in the following line of Marge Piercy's poem "To be of use"?

"The work of the world is common as mud."
A. personification
B. metaphor
C. hyperbole
D. simile

Answer 1

B. Metaphor

Answer 2

Which of the following shows the correct parenthetical citation from page 30 of an article in the July 1999 issue of Starburst magazine called "I Robot," written by Melissa J. Perenson?
A. (I Robot 30)
B. (Starburst 30)
C. (Perenson 30)
D. ("I Robot," Starburst 30)

Answer 3

C. (Perenson 30)

Answer 4

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

One of the female players left _____ hat in the locker room.
A. her
B. hers
C. its
D. their

Answer 5

A. her

Answer 6

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Sandra went to the movies with David and
A. me.
B. I.
C. we.
D. they.

Answer 7

A. me.