Read the excerpt from "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins. I ask them to take a poem
and hold it up to the light
like a color slide

or press an ear against its hive.

Which statement best explains the central idea of these lines?

Poems should be studied in many ways.
Poetry readings should take place outside.
Poems are colorful and noisy.
Poetry should be shared with friends.

Indicate which statement best summarizes how john proctor feels toward the reverend parris based on his statenents of him in the crucible.

Match the definition to the term. 1. pronouns or verbs used to show the person speaking, the person spoken to person 2. a form of noun, pronoun, or adjective used to show its relation to other words gender 3. the grouping of nouns into the classes masculine, feminine, and neuter case 4. an inflection or word form that shows whether one or more than one is meant number 5. pronouns that show by their form personal pronouns

“simile” by n. scott momaday what did we say to each other that now we are as the deer who walk in single file with heads high with ears forward with eyes watchful with hooves always placed on firm ground in whose limbs there is latent flight source: momaday, n. scott. “simile.” the language of literature. new york: mcdougal littell, 2006. 265. print. which of the following techniques does this poem use? i. simile ii. sensory imagery iii. allusion i and ii i and iii ii and iii i only