Question

Read the following poem.


“Morning Bell”
The bell rings sharp across the hall,
A silver sound that startles dreams.
Lockers yawn and footsteps call,
As sleepy faces drift in streams.

The bell rings sharp—again, again—
Its echo pushing time along.
Books snap shut; the rush begins,
The hallway hums its moving song.

By the final ring, the day is set,
The rhythm steady, loud, and clear.
The bell still rings inside my head,
A sound that follows year to year.





Part A: Why does the poet repeat the phrase “The bell rings sharp” in the poem?
(1 point)
Responses

A. To show that bells are loud in all schools
A. To show that bells are loud in all schools

B. To emphasize how often the bell interrupts students’ thoughts
B. To emphasize how often the bell interrupts students’ thoughts

C. To explain the order of events in the school day
C. To explain the order of events in the school day

D. To describe the bell’s physical appearance
D. To describe the bell’s physical appearance
Question 2
Part B: What type of figurative language is used in the line “The hallway hums its moving song?”
(1 point)
Responses

A. Simile
A. Simile

B. Hyperbole
B. Hyperbole

C. Metaphor
C. Metaphor

D. Personification

Answer 1

Part A: B. To emphasize how often the bell interrupts students’ thoughts.
- Repeating the phrase underscores the bell’s recurring, interrupting presence.

Part B: D. Personification.
- The line gives the hallway human-like actions (humming a song), which is personification.