"Elderly American ladies leaning on their canes listed toward me like towers of Pisa."

Emphasizes the frailty of the ladies` postures

Which of the following events SHOULD NOT be included in a reader's response?

A paragraph contrasting the two main characters

"The wind whispered through the trees."

It makes the wind seem gentle and mysterious.

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."

It emphasizes humanity's infinite capacity for hope, as it lives within us

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Literary devices 2

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1
She walked through the Gatsby-like mansion.
Metaphor
Dramatic irony
Allusion
Juxtaposition
2
"Elderly American ladies leaning on their canes listed toward me like towers of Pisa."
Describes the ladie`s canes
Emphasizes the frailty of the ladies` postures
Highlights the cultural background of the ladies
Foreshadows a bad accident
3
Listen! I`m not a bulldozer, I`m a race car!
Metaphor
Violent imagery
Foreshadow
Paradox
4
How many quotations do I need per paragraph?
two
None
four
one
5
My first body paragraph should summarize the story.
True
False
6
The clouds rolled in and the thunder sounded as they attended the funeral.
Personification
simile
Flashback
Pathetic fallacy
7
My response should revolve around:
the central theme
the central character
8
Fair is foul and foul is fair, hover through the fog and filthy air
Paradox
Metaphor
Static character
Irony
9
Laptop in hand, he found himself in the middle of a working vacation.
Allusion
Pun
Oxymoron
Simile
10
I can bring notes into the Reader`s Response exam.
False
True
11
Which of the following events SHOULD NOT be included in a reader's response?
A paragraph exploring the main theme
A personal connection to the text
A paragraph exploring the literary devices
A paragraph contrasting the two main characters
12
"The wind whispered through the trees."
It means that trees can communicate with each other.
It compares the human voices in the forest to a whisper
It makes the wind seem gentle and mysterious.
It suggests that something violent and dangerous is coming.
13
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."
It suggests that hope is an imaginary concept that does not exist.
It emphasizes humanity's infinite capacity for hope, as it lives within us
It means that only birds can be hopeful.
It shows that hope can only be found in nature because nature restores us.

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