TEST GUIDE ENGLISH SUBTEST I - CSETs
TEST GUIDE ENGLISH SUBTEST I - CSETs
TEST GUIDE ENGLISH SUBTEST I - CSETs
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English Subtest I<br />
17. Read the passage below from "The<br />
Open Boat," a short story by Stephen<br />
Crane; then answer the question that<br />
follows.<br />
As each slaty wall of water approached,<br />
it shut all else from the view of the men<br />
in the boat, and it was not difficult to<br />
imagine that this particular wave was the<br />
final outburst of the ocean, the last effort<br />
of the grim water. There was a terrible<br />
grace in the move of the waves, and they<br />
came in silence, save for the snarling of<br />
the crests.<br />
Which of the following statements<br />
describes most accurately how a literary<br />
or rhetorical technique is used in this<br />
passage?<br />
A. Personification is used to portray<br />
the ocean as an unsympathetic<br />
creature intent on destroying the<br />
men in the boat.<br />
B. Metaphors related to industry and<br />
machinery are used to compare the<br />
ocean to a never-ending production<br />
line.<br />
C. Words connoting dizziness and<br />
disorientation are used to illustrate<br />
the desperate situation of the men<br />
in the boat.<br />
D. Hyperbole is used to emphasize the<br />
the vastness of the ocean and the<br />
relative insignificance of the men<br />
in the boat.<br />
12 California Subject Examinations for Teachers Test Guide
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