Turtle True or False

1.	In "Turtle," the poet uses boating metaphors primarily to -> stress that the turtle is clumsy and accident-prone. True False
2.	The main purpose of the simile in lines 5 and 6 ("Her track is graceless, like dragging / A packing-case places") is to -> explain why the turtle must travel long distances in order to find food. True False
3.	Why is the "ditch" described in lines 10-11 especially hazardous for the turtle? -> Because the turtle could land in a helpless upside-down position in the ditch True False
4.	In line 13, what does the metaphor of "wings" represent? -> Transition from the material world to a spiritual afterlife True False
5.	Kay Ryan would most likely say that "Turtle" is like a "clown suitcase" because the poem is -> designed to express the poet's intense frustration. True False

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