Read the excerpt from "The Charge of the Light Brigade." Theirs not to make reply,Theirs not to reason why,Theirs but to do and die: Which effect does repetition have within these lines of the poem?
Read the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost. Nature’s first green is gold,Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf’s a flower;But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden sank to grief,So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay.
What is a reason that poets use repetition?
What best describes the purpose of rhythm in a poem?
Read the excerpt from "The Charge of the Light Brigade." HALF a league, half a league, Half a league onward,All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred."Forward, the Light Brigade!Charge for the guns!" he said:Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Which describes the rhythm and meter in the poem?
Read the excerpt from "The Charge of the Light Brigade." Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them Volley’d and thunder’d;Storm’d at with shot and shell,While horse and hero fell,They that had fought so well Came thro’ the jaws of Death,Back from the mouth of Hell,All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. Why does Tennyson most likely repeat the word "cannon" in the first three lines of the excerpt?
Read the excerpt from The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them,Cannon in front of themVolley’d and thunder’d;Storm’d at with shot and shell,Boldly they rode and well,Into the jaws of Death,Into the mouth of HellRode the six hundred.
Read the excerpt from "The Charge of the Light Brigade."When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wonder’dHonor the charge they made!Honor the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred! Which effect does repetition of the word "Honor" show?
Read the excerpt from "The Charge of the Light Brigade." "Forward, the Light Brigade!"Was there a man dismay’d?Not tho’ the soldier knew Some one had blunder’d:Theirs not to make reply,Theirs not to reason why,Theirs but to do and die: Identify the pair of stressed syllables from the excerpt.
Read the excerpt from "The Charge of the Light Brigade."Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them Volley’d and thunder’d;Storm’d at with shot and shell,While horse and hero fell,They that had fought so well Came thro’ the jaws of Death,Back from the mouth of Hell,All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. Identify the pair of stressed syllables from the excerpt.
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