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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mayflies and Fireflies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the mayfly feel nostalgia?
(a) For its family.
(b) For its youth.
(c) It does not feel nostalgic.
(d) For its friends.

2. "Mayflies" ________________ tells of the brief life of the mayfly.
(a) Sadly.
(b) Dramatically.
(c) Matter-of-factly.
(d) Angrily.

3. To emphasize the powerful and image-provoking verbs used by the poet, he has used what literary device?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Allegory.

4. Where do the grasshoppers hop?
(a) Through their environment.
(b) In a tree.
(c) Through someone's house.
(d) In a cage.

5. The water strider's ability to walk on water hints at what?
(a) The strange abilities of some insects.
(b) Jesus Christ's ability to change water into wine.
(c) The lack of talent other insects have.
(d) Jesus Christ's ability to walk on water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the poet specifically use this literary device?

2. Besides F, what are three other frequently used letters in "Fireflies?"

3. How else do they spend their time?

4. How do the letters that are the answer to number 54 have emphasis placed on them?

5. Do the poet's descriptive words and vivid imagery effectively describe the distinct light of the firefly?

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