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