Read the excerpt below from the poem “miss rosie” by lucille clifton and answer the question that follows.

when i watch you
wrapped up like garbage
sitting, surrounded by the smell
of too old potato peels

source: clifton, lucille. “miss rosie.” good woman: poems and a memoir 1969-1980. rochester: boa editions, ltd., 1987. poets. org. web. 9 june 2011.

which of the following techniques is used in the excerpt?

i. simile

ii. personification

iii. sensory imagery

i only
i and ii
i and iii
i, ii, and iii

answer is c

in other words

to put it differently

for one thing

as an illustration

in this case

for this reason

to put it another way

that is to say

with attention to

by all means

important to realize

another key point

first thing to remember

most compelling evidence

must be remembered

point often overlooked

to point out

on the positive side

on the negative side

with this in mind

notably

including

like

to be sure

namely

chiefly

truly

indeed

certainly

surely

markedly

such as

especially

explicitly

specifically

expressly

surprisingly

frequently

significantly

particularly

in fact

in general

in particular

in detail

for example

for instance

to demonstrate

to emphasize

to repeat

to clarify

to explain

to enumerate

every four years the american people choose a new president, and 1988 is one of those years."

answer: b) bubbling its way

explanation: an adjective is a word or a group of words that modifies a noun (name, thing, place,

in this case, the first option "to heartily enjoy" isn't describing or modifying any noun, the third option "hiking along merrily" is describing an action but it doesn't modify any noun, the last option "beside us" is just a preposition that indicates position, so the correct answer is the second one: "bubbling its way" because it is modifying the noun "stream".