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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the definition of the literary device that is the answer to number 42?

2. According to this poem, what do the book lice and the moth have in common?

3. "Mayflies" describes the _________ life of the mayfly

4. This book is made to be read by ___________ people simultaneously.

5. The descriptive words and the use of ____________________ reflects the moths' intense feelings.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the structure of the poem "Grasshoppers" reminiscent of the movement of the grasshoppers?

2. What is the mood of the book lice poem? Why?

3. If you were to write a poem, what would it be about? Why?

4. What does the poem "Book Lice" do for English literature?

5. What is the purpose of this book?

6. What mood is created by the behavior of the water striders? Why?

7. What story does "Moth's Serenade" tell? What does this explain about moths?

8. To what can the water strider's ability to walk on water be compared? Why?

9. To what does the poet compare fireflies? Is this a good comparison? Why or why not?

10. What is "Joyful Noise?" Why might the poet find this joyful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of the insects' actions are described.

Part 1) What poems focus on action? Whose action is the focus? Why is this the focus? What does this reveal about this insect?

Part 2) How do the other poems contrast these very active poems? Why does this contrast exist? What does this reveal about the insects?

Part 3) How is action connected to the mood of the poem? How important is the mood of the poem? Explain. Is the mood of a story important to every story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The poet chooses to write a book about insects.

Part 1) What might be the poet's opinion of insects? How does this book reflect this?

Part 2) What might have been the poet's purpose for writing these poems? What other subjects might the poet be interested in? Why?

Part 3) If you were to write a book of poetry, about what would you write? Why? How might this affect those who would read your poems? Why?

Essay Topic 3

A theme of this book is the focus on the insects' unique qualities.

Part 1) What are the unique qualities of each of the insects? How does the poet describe these unique qualities and make them stand out to the reader? What is his purpose for doing this?

Part 2) What is the most frequent quality described in this book? Support your response with proof from the book. Why might the poet have frequently focused on this quality? How can humans relate to this quality?

Part 3) How might reading about these unique qualities affect the reader? How might the reader's view of insects change because of these unique qualities? How do these qualities help you identify with the insects?

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