Read lines 9 and 10 from “This Life.”

She was always
talking around corners like that;

Which of the following is highlighted in the figurative language used in lines 9 and 10?
A.
a desire to avoid conflicts
B.
the tendency to keep secrets
C.
a strategy to impart wisdom
D.
the ability to create humor

3 answers

B. the tendency to keep secrets
Read the following lines from “This Life” in which two central ideas of the poem interact.

Don’t let a little pain
stop you; try as hard as you can
every minute you’re given or else
sit down and shut-up—though in her opinion,
keeping quiet in noisy times was a sin

Which of the following best states the two central ideas of the poem?
A.
faith and the power of respect
B.
facts and the dangers of disobedience
C.
obedience and the significance of silence
D.
resiliency and the importance of words
D. resiliency and the importance of words
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