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English
8th
grade
Simile: Willow and Ginkgo / Introduction to Poetry
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Lines 1–4 of “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” reveal that the ---
speaker is an artist
plants look very different
speaker dislikes both plants
plants grow next to each other
- 2. Multiple Choice
The descriptions in lines 5–8 of “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” help you visualize the trees by appealing to ---
sight
smell
sound
touch
- 3. Multiple Choice
The poet most likely includes a stanza break after line 12 in “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” because the ---
willow is becoming less beautiful
fifth stanza discusses only the ginkgo
fourth stanza is only one long sentence
fourth stanza discusses only the willow
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which excerpt from “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” uses feminine ideas to help you visualize the willow?
“like a nymph with streaming hair”
“sleek as a velvet-nosed calf”
“dips to the water”
“like an etching”
- 5. Multiple Choice
Lines 17–20 of “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” emphasize the ---
beauty of plants in nature
dirtiness of many cities
strength of the ginkgo
love children have for nature
- 6. Multiple Choice
In lines 1–4 of “Introduction to Poetry,” the speaker ---
complains that people cannot understand poems
suggests new approaches to reading a poem
reveals the reasons that people enjoy poetry
persuades “them” to read different poems
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does the poet compare to a poem in the metaphor in lines 9–11 of “Introduction to Poetry”?
a body of water
the author of a poem
a person waterskiing
the shore of a body of water
- 8. Multiple Choice
There is most likely a stanza break at line 12 of “Introduction to Poetry” because the speaker begins ---
remembering a frightening personal experience
encouraging people to read poetry more often
detailing new approaches to reading poetry
discussing how people typically read poetry
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which excerpt from “Introduction to Poetry” most helps you visualize the way “they” read poetry?
“hold it up to the light”
“watch him probe his way out”
“feel the walls for a light switch”
“begin beating it with a hose”
- 10. Multiple Choice
The speakers in both poems discuss something they ---
lose
love
create
misunderstand
- 11. Multiple Choice
In line 4 of “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo,” why does the speaker say that the ginkgo is “Hardly worthy to be signed”?
It is less beautiful than other trees.
The willow has an intricate pattern.
The ginkgo’s bark feels rough to the touch.
Anything growing near willows is undesirable.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Lines 9–12 of “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” indicate that the speaker sees the two trees as ---
enjoying the speaker’s comments.
waiting along side each other.
competing with each other.
having opposite qualities.
- 13. Multiple Choice
If you visualize the ginkgo as it is described in lines 17–20 of “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo,” it is ---
beautiful.
a hardy weed.
metallic like the city.
protected and precious.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Lines 21–22 of “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” are most likely their own stanza because the poet wants to emphasize the ---
plants’ different yet powerful effects.
way the plants look to other people.
way the plants look in the speaker’s mind.
plants’ effects on their surroundings.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What advice does the speaker offer in line 4 of “Introduction to Poetry”?
Listen to the life buzzing around inside a poem.
Determine who wrote the poem you are reading.
Use only one of your senses to enjoy the poem.
Read the poem with care in case of danger.
- 16. Multiple Choice
What idea does Collins express with the simile in lines 7–8 of “Introduction to Poetry”?
Poets refuse to put hidden meaning in poems.
Poetry reveals new ideas to you as you read.
Poetry helps you view only the poet’s opinions.
Poets want you to be confused when you read.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What idea does the speaker emphasize in the fifth stanza of “Introduction to Poetry”?
An poet must be able to understand others’ appreciation of poems.
Comparing poetry to sports can help you better understand literature.
“They” in the poem should have fun with poetry and enjoy it.
The act of water-skiing is something usually associated with poetry.
- 18. Multiple Choice
In “Introduction to Poetry,” the speaker hopes that when people read a poem, they will ---
look at it in unusual and interesting ways.
dig deep into the words to find a meaning.
listen only to what the poet thinks about it.
discuss it with their friends and relatives.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Unlike the speaker, “they” in “Introduction to Poetry” ---
enjoy reading poets’ opinions.
want to stop reading poetry.
treat poetry unkindly.
hope to write their own poetry.
- 20. Multiple Choice
In both poems, the poets use similes and metaphors that ---
highlight the beauty of nature.
connect nature to larger ideas.
criticize others for ignoring beauty.
emphasize the importance of poetry.
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