What is the major irony in the poem “Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall? The mother is afraid her daughter will get hurt marching in a protest, but her daughter gets hurt going to church instead. The mother realizes that going to church may be as dangerous as going to a protest, so she doesn’t let her daughter leave. The mother is upset that her daughter deliberately defies her wishes to participate in the Freedom March. The daughter could have missed church because the alarm clock wasn’t working that morning.

1. what is the best example of the use of rhyme? a. the beat of drum b. fresh green grass c. a wild little child d. the kindness of strangers 2. which of the following is always true about a haiku? a. it has one three-line stanza b.it has a specific rhyme scheme of abab c. it uses alliteration d. it expresses thoughts or feelings of a single speaker 3. what is the best example a simile? a. marty’s shout rattled the windows b.her voice was clear as a bell c. he is a bear in the morning d.the blossoms in the garden nodded