Use the excerpt from the poem below to answer the question. (By Oscar Wilde)

Question

"And the plane to the pine-tree is whispering some tale of love

Till it rustles with laughter and tosses its mantle of green,

And the gloom of the wych-elm’s hollow is lit with the iris sheen

Of the burnished rainbow throat and the silver breast of a dove."

How does the poet use personification?

(1 point)
Responses

By mentioning a rainbow and silver
By mentioning a rainbow and silver

By adding in nature effects that are significant
By adding in nature effects that are significant

By discussing rustling in nature
By discussing rustling in nature

By giving the tree human characteristics of whispering
By giving the tree human characteristics of whispering

Answer 1

By giving the plane and the pine-tree human characteristics of whispering.

Answer 2

Use the sentence to complete the activity.

“‘Even when the business began to earn large profits, I still saved my money like Scrooge,’ Miranda said.”

How might a reader interpret the allusion above?

(1 point)
Responses

Miranda enjoys giving money to the needy.
Miranda enjoys giving money to the needy.

Miranda is not very generous with her money.
Miranda is not very generous with her money.

Miranda is a successful businesswoman.
Miranda is a successful businesswoman.

A Christmas Carol is one of Miranda’s favorite stories.

Answer 3

Miranda is not very generous with her money.

Answer 4

Use the analogy to complete the activity.

tree : climb :: pool :

(1 point)
Responses

summer
summer

water
water

diving board
diving board

swim

Answer 5

swim

Answer 6

Which of the following words would give the sentence a NEGATIVE connotation?

Lizzie ___________ entered her civics class.

(1 point)
Responses

confidently
confidently

energetically
energetically

abruptly
abruptly

happily

Answer 7

abruptly