TEST – I am going to give you the answers!

1. TEST – I am going to give you the answers! BUT YOU ARE GOING TO TELL ME WHY!?

2. OPEN A WORD DOCUMENT • FOR EACH QUESTION—TELL ME WHY THE ANSWER I GIVE YOU IS CORRECT—If you cannot put the reason into words—then tell me WHY THE OTHER ANSWERS ARE INCORRECT! • A skill of test taking is not only knowing what the answer IS but also knowing what it IS NOT! THINK! • When you finish – copy your answers and paste them into the comment box to submit online. • I DID THE FIRST ONE FOR YOU. COPY MY ANSWER ON YOUR WORD DOC.

3. THINK – THINK – THINK(HECK, GOOGLE IF YOU NEED TO!) FULLY EXPLAIN WHAT MAKES EACH ANSWER CORRECT TELL ME WHY, WHY, WHY!!!!

4. “On all the hills I haven't hoed,“ 1. Read line 4 in the poem “A Time to Talk” by Robert Frost. The musical device in this line is best described as a. Slant rhyme b. Repetition c. Alliteration d. Onomatopoeia #1 ANSWER REASONING: Alliterationmeans several words start with the same consonant letter/sound. In this case “hills – haven’t – hoed”.

5. A TIME TO TALK 2. The rhyme scheme of the poem “A Time to Talk” is best described as • e. a, b, c, a, d, b, c, e, e, d • f. a, b, a, b, c, d, c, d, e, e • g. a, c, d, a, c, d, e, e, f, c • h. c, d, c, d, e, e, f, c, d, e 2. HOW DO YOU FIND THE RHYME SCHEME?

6. 3. What best describes the mood of the poem • a. Wondrous – awe inspiring • b. Concerned- worried • c. Relaxed – dropping the hoe to talk to the bro. (literally) • d. Sorrowful – sad 3. What words or phrases tip you off to the mood of the poem?

7. Read this excerpt from the story Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy:"You do not know me, but I know you. I am that enemy of yours who swore to revenge himself on you, because you executed his brother and seized his property. I knew you had gone alone to see the hermit, and I resolved to kill you on your way back. But the day passed and you did not return. So I came out from my ambush to find you, and I came upon your bodyguard, and they recognized me, and wounded me. I escaped from them, but should have bled to death had you not dressed my wound. I wished to kill you, and you have saved my life. Now, if I live, and if you wish it, I will serve you as your most faithful slave, and will bid my sons do the same. Forgive me!" • The irony in this paragraph and the story as a whole is best described as • e. Verbal • f. Situational • g. Dramatic • h. No irony 4. What can you look for to know the type of irony in this paragraph? Think about each type of irony. Define each type in your head. Don’t “MAKE” it fit into one or the other—choose the one it fits best.

8. The narrator’s point of view in the story Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy is best described as • a. Second person • b. Third person limited • c. Third person omniscient d. First person 5. What in the story can you look for to tip you off to the type of narration?

9. From Three Questions by Tolstoy • Leo Tolstoy’s character the King is best developed or revealed through • e. thoughts • f. descriptions • g. actions • h. appearance http://www.online-literature.com/tolstoy/2736/ • Use the link to review the story. 6. When you read the text, THINK about HOW the character is BEST developed. What feature in the story is most used to REALLY let you get to know him best as a man – what he does, how he looks, his inner thoughts, or how he is described? Every story is different, but what was used most in this one?

10. The story Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy is best described as • a. an allegory • b. a parable • c. a parody • d. a satire http://www.online-literature.com/tolstoy/2736/ • Use the link to review the story. 7. Think about the features of an allegory. Think about the features of a parable. Think about the features of a parody. Think about the features of a satire. Which one has the features that this story best fulfills? THAT is your answer. If it cannot fit for any reason into one of the categories—then that is NOT the answer.

11. Which is the best statement of theme shared by both the Tolstoy passage and the Frost poem? • e. Farming is a noble activity for all men • f. Never trust that your neighbor’s intentions are good • g. Live in the moment and value the time you spend with a person • h. Saving people is important as they may return the favor 8. Think about the overall meaning of the story or lesson from the story. Think about the meaning or message in the poem. How do they overlap? Do a VENN diagram if you need to. That overlap in meaning is the COMMON theme.

12. From the poem A Time to Talk, what do the hills in line 4 symbolize for the speaker? • a. Money to be made • b. Work to be done • c. Climbing for him • d. Hay for the horse 9. Read the poem. THINK about what is being said. Why is line 4 in there? Random…NO…there is a reason. What are those hills symbolizing for him? What action is he doing in the poem? THINK! 

13. Read the following poem: Forgiveness My heart was heavy, for its trust had been Abused, its kindness answered with foul wrong; So, turning gloomily from my fellow-men, One summer Sabbath day I strolled among The green mounds of the village burial-place; Where, pondering how all human love and hate Find one sad level; and how, soon or late, Wronged and wrongdoer, each with meekened face, And cold hands folded over a still heart, Pass the green threshold of our common grave, Whither all footsteps tend, whence none depart, Awed for myself, and pitying my race, Our common sorrow, like a mighty wave, Swept all my pride away, and trembling I forgave! READ THIS, RELAX YOUR MIND, AND THINK!

14. “… Our common sorrow, like a mighty wave…” • 10. The above excerpt is best identified as • a. A hyperbole • b. Personification • c. An idiom • d. A simile 10. Think about the meaning of each one of the terms to the left. What term does this line BEST exemplify? Don’t MAKE it fit a term that it does not—it actually fits nicely and securely into one.

15. 11. The poem Forgiveness is an example of a sonnet. What features of the poem indicate this? • e. Lyric style • f. A lack of rhyme scheme • g. 14 Lines and meter • h. The use of simile 11. Think about the terms to the left. What FITS this poem? What does NOT FIT this poem? What fits is your answer.

16. Which line of the poem contains an allusion? • a. The green mounds of the village burial-place; • b. One summer Sabbath day I strolled among • c. Awed for myself, and pitying my race, • d. My heart was heavy, for its trust had been 12. What is something the author refers to (alludes to) that other people might not know and the author does not explain to them? Hint: it is almost always a proper noun.

17. 13. Which line from the poem indicates that this poem is not from this century? • e. And cold hands folded over a still heart, • f. Our common sorrow, like a mighty wave, • g. The green mounds of the village burial-place; • h. My heart was heavy, for its trust had been 13. Although we do not “talk” like this, that’s not enough. What exact things TIP you off? What was present in the past but we do not have in the modern world?

18. Read the poem Forgiveness carefully. What made the speaker forgive? • a. The crisp air of the new day and time spent in the sun • b. Time spent walking alone in the city with nowhere to be • c. The realization that life is temporary and we all end up in the ground • d. The funeral of a friend and the words of his widow 14. Read the poem. Free your mind and just let the words go in. Look for meaning. What happened that made him forgive or what happened before he decided to forgive? The answer is right there.

19. READ THE POEM • Hope is the thing with feathers • By Emily Dickinson • Hope is the thing with feathers • That perches in the soul, • And sings the tune without the words, • And never stops at all, • And sweetest in the gale is heard; 5 • And sore must be the storm • That could abash the little bird • That kept so many warm. • I've heard it in the chilliest land • And on the strangest sea; 10 • Yet, never, in extremity, • It asked a crumb of me.

20. “…Hope is the thing with feathers…” • 15. The above line is an example of • i. Idiom • j. Metaphor • k. Personification • l. Hyperbole 15. Look at the line. THINK about what is being said there. THINK about the terms: IDIOM METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION HYPERBOLE. Define them in your head. The line FITS one of them. Which one? WHY?

21. “…Yet, never, in extremity, It asked a crumb of me…” • 16. The above lines are an example of • a. Metaphor • b. Personification • c. Hyperbole • d. Pun 16. LOOK at the line. READ it. What is the “it” and what is “it” doing? Now look at your terms. WHICH ONE DOES THIS FIT?

22. 17. Which lines from the poem FORGIVENESS are examples of slant rhyme? • e. 2 & 4 • f. 5 & 7 • g. 9 & 11 • h. 10 & 12 17. Look at the end words in the lines I give you. Which words can be manipulated to “sound” the same (ish)?

23. Write an example of onomatopoeia. DO YOUR OWN. POW! DING! ZIP! MEOW! BARK! SWISH! 19. Write a haiku. Mine is below – YOU DO YOUR OWN IF ANY FAILED THIS THIS IS BAD FOR ME AND YOU I AM VERY SAD • What is the difference between a monologue and a soliloquy? GIVE ME YOUR ANSWER • How about an aside? GIVE ME YOUR ANSWER 18-21: Write your own onomatopoeia. Write your own haiku. Google and answer the others.