1.which of the following lines from the poem is an example of personification
(A) Shining with all his might (B) The billows smooth and bright (C) And this it was (D) After day was done and gone
2.what conclusion can you draw about the moon excerpt
(A) she is upset that the sun is keeping her from getting rest (B)she enjoys sharing the night sky with sun because it's fun (C)she think the night belongs to her and her alone (D) She is envious of the sin bright dreams
3.which detail from the poem best support the conclusion you drew form the previous question? (A) Shining with all his might (B) And this was Odd because it was the middle night (C)the moon was shining sukily (D) because she thought the sun had no buisness there

Read the excerpt below from the poem "exile" by julia alvarez and answer the question that follows. i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, floating out past the driveway, past the gates, in the black ford, papi grim at the wheel, winding through the back roads, stroke by difficult stroke, out on the highway, heading toward the coast. which literary device is used in the comparison between the speaker's experience of fleeing the country and floating in the ocean? i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, extended metaphor symbolism simile theme