A) loss B) victory C) contest D) meeting
A) repetition B) stanza C) connotation D) denotation
A) to hang fluttering B) to sit beneath C) to stand above D) to walk beside slowly
A) something that is won in a contest B) something that is desperately desired C) something that is reached with the help of others D) something that is completed or done successfully
A) the idea suggested by the meaning of the word B) the use of words or phrases over and over C) the way the lines of a poem are divided D) the basic definition of a word
A) the basic definition of a word B) the way the lines of a poem are divided C) the use of words or phrases over and over D) the simple difference between similar things
A) a word that means almost the same B) the plural form of a word C) the basic definition of a word D) a word that means the opposite
A) to be blown gently with the breeze B) to fall down C) to be supported from below D) to hang loosely
A) winning B) space travel C) success D) swimming
A) "Swimming to the Rock" is about winning a race to a rock, and "The Moondust Footprint" is about winning a race to the moon. B) "Swimming to the Rock" is about a personal accomplishment, and "The Moondust Footprint" is about an historical accomplishment. C) Both poems are about a personal accomplishment. D) "Swimming to the Rock" is about an historical accomplishment, and "The Moondust Footprint" is about a personal accomplishment.
A) to emphasize how far the Rock is B) to describe the Rock C) to emphasize how close the Rock is D) to show how afraid the poet is
A) to build suspense as the reader wonders what the sister will say B) to describe how tired the sister is C) to show that the sister dislikes the poem D) to show how much the sister likes the poem
A) His dad hit in a winning run B) He hit a winning run C) He struck out a batter D) He hit a home run |