1.
The primary
effect that the repetition of the word “alone” creates in the following lines:
“Now I’m alone…all, all alone. Alone on a wide, wide sea” (lines 1-2) is:
a.
To portray a tone
of nostalgia is not the correct answer as although the narrator is nostalgic in
other parts of the passage, a tone of isolation would be more appropriate in
this instance.
b.
To demonstrate
the speaker’s limited vocabulary is not the correct answer as repetition is
primarily used for emphasis. Also, the extent of the speaker’s vocabulary is
demonstrated throughout the rest of the passage.
c.
To set up the
metaphor of the “wide, wide sea” is not correct as the wide sea is not a
metaphor and is unrelated to the repetition of the word “alone”.
d.
To emphasize the
isolation of the speaker is the correct answer as repetition is primarily used
for emphasis and the tone created by the word “alone” is one of isolation.
e.
To create a mood
of relief is not the correct answer because, again, the tone of the passage is
one of isolation, not relief
2.
What is the
implication of the statement: “He feels the need to hear a human voice—a fully
human voice” (lines 5-6)?
a.
The speaker
cannot hear; he is deaf is not the correct answer because later in the passage,
there is evidence that the speaker is, in fact, able to hear.
b.
The surrounding
noise is so loud that no human voices can be heard is not the correct answer
because there is no evidence to suggest that any competing noises can be heard.
In fact, the repetition of the word “alone” makes it clear that the speaker
would not be hearing any alternative noise.
c.
The speaker is
somehow cut off from any other humans is the correct answer based on the
context of the passage as well as the inclusion of the “fully human” implies
that the only contact the speaker has is with people who are not “fully human”
and that he has not heard a real human voice for some time.
d.
That those
without the ability to express themselves are not fully human is not the
correct answer as there is no mention of an ability for expression.
e.
The speaker is
not worthy to speak to other humans is not the correct answer because there is no
mention of worth in the passage and based on the isolation of the speaker,
there would not have been anyone for him to be unworthy of.
3.
The italicized
dialogue in lines (40-41) “Oh, nice
abs!... Honey, just lie back” acts as which of the following literary
devices?
a.
Metaphor is not
correct as no comparison is made.
b.
Synesthesia is
not correct as no reference to different senses is made.
c.
Simile is not
correct as no comparison is made.
d.
Personification
is not correct as no object is given human characteristics.
e.
Flashback is
correct as the text in italics alludes to another time in the speaker’s life
and is clearly not part of the speaker’s present life.
4.
The imagery in
lines 46-54 serves primarily to:
a.
Describe what
the speaker sees on the ocean is not correct as the allusion immediately prior
to this imagery is to the delusions of saints, therefore implying that the imagery
applies to the speaker’s own delusions.
b.
Show that
something which seems harmless may prove to be quite dangerous is the correct
answer as the imagery begins with the use of diction with positive connotations
in the exterior descriptions of the mermaids and then changes to more negative
diction when speaking of their behaviors.
c.
Explain the
legend of mermaids is not the correct answer because no mention of mermaid
myths is present.
d.
Demonstrate the
vividness of the speaker’s illusions because of too much exposure to sunlight
is not the correct answer because although this passage does show the speaker’s
delusions, there is no mention of the sun or its effects.
e.
Show the
importance of this memory as the speaker can recall every detail so clearly is
not the correct answer as the memories are indicated by italics in this passage
and the speaker says “pretty soon I’ll being seeing…”
5.
The quote “The
sea is hot metal” (line 62) is an example of:
a.
Alliteration is
not the correct answer as several words do not start with the same sounds.
b.
Apostrophe is
not the correct answer as no unseen person or object is addressed. Instead a
description is given.
c.
Flashback is not
the correct answer because the speaker’s memories are seen in italics and this
statement is in present tense.
d.
Internal thought
is not the correct answer as there is no emotion or opinion present in this
statement, there is merely an observation of the speaker’s surroundings.
e.
Metaphor is the
correct answer as this statement is a comparison between the sea and hot metal
without the use of the words like or as.
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