STAAR Prep Poetry Paired Passages Question Preview (ID: 49163)

a) She is the first to swim from Cuba to Florida without the protection of a shark cage

b) She swam the English Channel in freezing waters

c) She is the first to climb Everest

d) She is the first female to make the swim at over 60 years old

a) It can show me how in every situation, my will and choices mold my future

b) It can help me to better understand the beauty of nature

c) The poem shows how taken the path that sometimes is not popular or what everyone else is doing can lead to positive things.

d) Both answer 1 and 3

a) the author's ability to paint a picture and scene for the reader

b) the author creating a metaphor to compare

c) the author creating personification

d) the author's ability to compare and contrast nature

a) the ability to create tone within the poem

b) the beat created by stressed and unstressed syllables and pauses

c) the Rhyme Scheme created in the poem

d) the alphabetic scheme

a) ABAAB CDCCD

b) ABABABABAB

c) ABC ABC ABC

d) AAABB

a) taking a risk every single time you have the opportunity is what can get you places

b) strength is only for some, others stay the path that is comofortable and safe

c) It's more important to be comfortable

d) Taking the uncommon road or path can create an incredible future

a) A man chooses to take a less traveled path and it turns out that it was the very best decision for him

b) A man chooses to take the path less traveled by, a path that is less easy and popular to take a risk and live his own life.

c) This poem is about choosing a path for yourself, regardless of what others are doing.

d) All of the above

a) confident, controlled, proud

b) confident, rude, snobby

c) pathetic, regretful

d) aggressive, rude

a) Simile

b) Metaphor

c) Alliteration

d) Personification

a) He writing from experience

b) Suspense created by a memory

c) He is writing for fun

d) He is writing because he loves nature