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Comparing Poetry: Poetic Devices Answers

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Read excerpt 1 (line 38) from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe.What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!Read excerpt 2 (line 113) from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe.To the moaning and the groaning of the bells.

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Both excerpts use alliteration as a sound device.
B
Both excerpts use onomatopoeia as a sound device.
C
Excerpt 1 contains alliteration, and Excerpt 2 contains onomatopoeia.
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Excerpt 1 contains onomatopoeia, and Excerpt 2 contains alliteration.
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Read the excerpt from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield.And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

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alliteration
B
assonance
C
onomatopoeia
D
rhyme
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Read this excerpt from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield.I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tideIs a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;

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The onomatopoeia echoes the crashing sound of the waves on the shore.
B
The onomatopoeia echoes the sounds of oars dipping into the sea’s water.
C
The rhythm and alliteration of the “m” sound emphasize the loud hum of the sea.
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The rhythm and alliteration of the “c” sound emphasize the sea’s demanding call.
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Read this excerpt from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe.In the startled ear of nightHow they scream out their affright!Too much horrified to speak,They can only shriek, shriek,Out of tune,

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Poe uses onomatopoeia to create a frustrated mood.
B
Poe uses onomatopoeia to create a serious mood.
C
Poe uses onomatopoeia and rhyme to create a mood of panic.
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Poe uses onomatopoeia and rhyme to create a mood of disbelief.
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Read the poem excerpt.A backyard reality is rearranged.Hopscotch lines cower and hide,The toys in the yard . . . lost until spring.

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The meter is free, reflecting a two-way conversation.
B
The meter is free, making the poem unpredictable.
C
The meter is fixed, and every syllable is stressed.
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The meter is fixed, drawing attention to the end rhyme.
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Which lines from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe contain onomatopoeia? Select three options.What a world of merriment their melody foretells!How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,Keeping time, time, time,From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!

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What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
B
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
C
Keeping time, time, time,
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From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
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To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!
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Read excerpt 1 (line 38) from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe.What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!Read excerpt 2 (line 113) from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe.To the moaning and the groaning of the bells.

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Both excerpts use alliteration as a sound device.
B
Both excerpts use onomatopoeia as a sound device.
C
Excerpt 1 contains alliteration, and Excerpt 2 contains onomatopoeia.
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Excerpt 1 contains onomatopoeia, and Excerpt 2 contains alliteration.
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