1How does the speaker describe the bird’s eyes?aBright as the sunbLike sparkling jewelscLike frightened BeadsdAs calm and sereneShow answer
2Which of the following lines from the poem (A Bird Came Down the Walk) contains an example of figurative language?a“He bit an Angleworm in halves”b“And he unrolled his feathers”c“Than Oars divide the Ocean”d“He stirred his Velvet Head”Show answer
3Which of the following best represents an oxymoron, even if not explicitly used in the poem?a“He glanced with rapid eyes / That hurried all abroad”b“They looked like frightened Beads”c“The Grass divides as with a Comb”d“A bird came down the Walk.”Show answer
4Which poetic device is most clearly used in the line: “They looked like frightened Beads”?aoxymoronbeuphemismcmetaphordsimileShow answer
5“And then he hopped sidewise to the Wall.” What type of imagery is used here?aTactile ImagerybGustatory ImagerycAuditory ImagerydVisual ImageryShow answer
15The bird’s movement home is “softer” than which creature swimming?aButterfliesbFishcSwansdDucksShow answer
16What was the first thing the bird did that the speaker observed?aDrink dewbHop sidewise to the wallcBite an Angleworm in halvesdGlare at the speakerShow answer
18From where did the bird drink dew?aA convenient puddlebA convenient GrasscA birdbathdThe speaker's handShow answer
19Why did the bird hop sidewise to the Wall?aTo hide from the speakerbTo let a Beetle passcTo search for more fooddTo get closer to the speakerShow answer
20How are the bird's eyes described by the speaker?aCalm and steadybLike frightened BeadscBright and curiousdSlow and deliberateShow answer
