Grade 6. unit 1 test (part 1)
7. how does the structure of the poem most clearly contribute to the author's purpose?
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the arrangement of lines 1 through 4 from shortest to longest the
author convey the dog's growing speed.
the repetition of the word wait in lines 1, 2, 9, 13, and 14 the
author convey the patient cunning of the dog's plan.
the repetition of rhyming sounds in lines 5 and 6 and in lines 9 and 10
the author convey the dog's impatient, restless energy.
the use of dashes in lines 5 and 11 the author convey the
frustration the dog experiences when it is unable to catch the car.
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Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile