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Figurative Language Poem 9
Operating Room by John Reed
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Which is an example of SIMILE?
Where kneeling men grunt as they swab the floor.
Beyond the porcelain door, screaming mounts crescendo
Orderlies with cropped heads swagger like murderers;
Sunlight floods the shiny many-windowed place
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Which technique best describes the following lines from this poem?
"Where kneeling men grunt as they swab the floor. "
"Where kneeling men grunt as they swab the floor. "
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Imagery
Why do you believe this? Explain your answer.
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Case 4001 has likely come to what realization?
A loved one has recently died.
A man and a woman have lost their baby.
He is now paralyzed.
He is going to die soon.
Why do you believe this? Explain your answer.
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Which best describes the TONE of this poem?
Grim and orderly
Bright and hopeful
Calm and tranquil
Fun and silly
Why do you believe this? Refer to the text in your response.
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Which best describes the MOOD of this poem?
Horrifying
Silly
Uplifting
Relaxing
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What does this line "Lounge gossiping of guts, and wish it were lunch-time" reveal about the
surgeons? Explain your answer.
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