The Village Blacksmith / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Test Practice

Identify Comparisons

With your group, discuss how to answer questions about making comparisons.

1. Which statement best expresses the comparison made in lines 15–18?
a. The blacksmith is a holy man like the sexton.
b. The blacksmith’s steady pounding matches the sexton’s steady bell ringing.
c. The blacksmith and the sexton both work as late afternoon turns to evening.
d. The blacksmith and the sexton are both very strong and brawny.


What is the correct answer to the question above? How did the information you gathered while reading help you eliminate incorrect answers?

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