Question 1

A)What is the most likely reason an author would use fewer hyperboles in a literary text?(1 point)
Responses

The text contains larger-than-life characters.
The text contains larger-than-life characters.

The text is meant to tell a lesson.
The text is meant to tell a lesson.

The text needs comic exaggerations.
The text needs comic exaggerations.

The text has a serious tone.
The text has a serious tone.
Question 2
A)
Use the sentence to answer the question.

If you cannot connect to the Wi-Fi, go to the website for help.

Why is this statement a paradox?

(1 point)
Responses

The online directions may not solve the specific problem you have.
The online directions may not solve the specific problem you have.

All types of computers will not work on the available Wi-Fi network.
All types of computers will not work on the available Wi-Fi network.

The help feature on a website will be difficult to follow and understand.
The help feature on a website will be difficult to follow and understand.

You cannot access a website if you do not have a Wi-Fi connection.
You cannot access a website if you do not have a Wi-Fi connection.
Question 3
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.

When we volunteered to help rake the public park, we were not expecting the papery brown mountain that took the remainder of our day to move.
Which type of figurative language is used in this excerpt? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

metaphor
metaphor

pun
pun

simile
simile

paradox
paradox

hyperbole
hyperbole
Question 4

Sinking Islands
by Cai Emmons

The sun is a brash tambourine in the Eastern sky. A rare winter morning when the view south across the bay is not sullied by sleeves of fog. Sea and snow-capped Olympics are both clear, and visible in the same line of vision, one of the reasons she loves this place. She stands on the chilly winter sand in bare feet, binoculars in hand, listening to the polished pebbles at the end of the beach chortling with each outgoing wave. Three seals pop up in quick succession maybe twenty yards out, staring at her as if to say good morning, then they submerge again, reappearing a minute later much closer. An eagle rides a thermal, rising to a pinpoint against the blue as if to display his strength and grandeur, then descending abruptly to the ocean’s surface to grasp something in its talons. Instead of rising in flight again the eagle begins to swim, hunching its broad wings at regular intervals like someone swimming the breaststroke. She feels her own scapula rising and falling in sympathy. What work it must be, especially in water this cold. . . .

"Sinking Islands", © Cai Emmons. Published by Red Hen Press, 2021.

A)
Use the passage from “Sinking Islands” to answer the question.

What does the simile "like someone swimming the breaststroke" suggest about the eagle?

(1 point)
Responses

She embodies Bronwyn's desire for freedom.
She embodies Bronwyn's desire for freedom.

She reflects Bronwyn's own love of the water.
She reflects Bronwyn's own love of the water.

He relies primarily on fish as a source of food.
He relies primarily on fish as a source of food.

She possesses a humanlike sense of determination.
She possesses a humanlike sense of determination.
Question 5
A)
Use the paragraph to answer the question.

The movie was a rollercoaster ride of emotions. At times, I felt like I was rushing up into the sky anticipating the fall. And other times I was literally falling, and trying to catch my breath. Even though others will find me crazy for liking scary movies; it’s the suspense and intense emotions that keep me coming back for more.
Which best explains how the use of analogy helped to develop meaning in this paragraph?

(1 point)
Responses

It helps explain how the speaker compares herself to other people.
It helps explain how the speaker compares herself to other people.

It helped explain why the speaker likes scary movies.
It helped explain why the speaker likes scary movies.

It helps explain how the speaker feels when making unusual choices.
It helps explain how the speaker feels when making unusual choices.

It helps explain why the speaker prefers visiting an amusement park to going to the theater.
It helps explain why the speaker prefers visiting an amusement park to going to the theater.
Question 6
A)
Use the sentence to answer the question.

After taking a job as a delivery driver, Malcolm soon found out that the backroads in his small town were an elaborate web.
Which clarifying statement could be added to this metaphor to make it an analogy without changing its meaning?

(1 point)
Responses

Every road was connected, and each was harder to transverse that the one before it.
Every road was connected, and each was harder to transverse that the one before it.

He never realized how many spiders lived in his town, and how large and scary they were.
He never realized how many spiders lived in his town, and how large and scary they were.

The road that he lived on was long, but when compared to the others, it was just a short detour.
The road that he lived on was long, but when compared to the others, it was just a short detour.

After only a few days, he decided that he didn’t want to be a delivery driver any longer.
After only a few days, he decided that he didn’t want to be a delivery driver any longer.