Self-Assessment: Answers for Midterm Reading Response
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Self-Assessment: Answers for Midterm Reading Response
1. The poem is entitled "Identity" because the speaker thinks
A. outward beauty should be a major goal in life
B. one should protect the environment
C. one should follow everyday routines
D. one should value individuality
2. The words harnessed, guarded, and greedy suggest the speaker's attitude or tone toward the people (them in the poem) is one of
A. envy
B. fear
C. contempt
D. admiration
3. What poetic technique is used in line 11 of the poem "Identity"?
carrying my soul, my seed beyond the mountains of time
A. Personification
B. Cacophony
C. Oxymoron
D. Metaphor
4. This poem conveys a mood of
A. pride
B. anger
C. happiness
D. depression
5. The poet contrasts two subjects, flowers and weeds, in this poem to suggest
A. safety is better than freedom
B. friendship is better than isolation
C. individuality is better than conformity
D. outer beauty is more important than inner beauty
A. outward beauty should be a major goal in life
B. one should protect the environment
C. one should follow everyday routines
D. one should value individuality
2. The words harnessed, guarded, and greedy suggest the speaker's attitude or tone toward the people (them in the poem) is one of
A. envy
B. fear
C. contempt
D. admiration
3. What poetic technique is used in line 11 of the poem "Identity"?
carrying my soul, my seed beyond the mountains of time
A. Personification
B. Cacophony
C. Oxymoron
D. Metaphor
4. This poem conveys a mood of
A. pride
B. anger
C. happiness
D. depression
5. The poet contrasts two subjects, flowers and weeds, in this poem to suggest
A. safety is better than freedom
B. friendship is better than isolation
C. individuality is better than conformity
D. outer beauty is more important than inner beauty
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