Comparing Poetry: Poetic Devices Answers

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.

Read this excerpt from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield.And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking,

Read the excerpt from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield.To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;

Which phrase from the "The Bells” best conveys the mood of lines 70-94?

Read the excerpt from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield.And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

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;

Read the poem.Wide-eyed clowns honk noses,Toddlers shriek with glee,A rogue balloon stops with a pop,A big band blares its harmony.

Read the poem.Skimming the bottomIn the company of toes,I observe the deep endThough nobody knows.In the depths, I am bold,On the surface—shy.My goggles transform me:An underwater spy.

Read the poem excerpt.A backyard reality is rearranged.Hopscotch lines cower and hide,The toys in the yard . . . lost until spring.

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,

Read the poem.Throat is dry;weather’s hot.I buy a canand pop the top.I lift the canto trembling lips,And find reliefWith one cool sip.

Read the poem.The lights dim and quiet descends,Hushed whispers are barely heardAs silence surroundsUntil the movie ends.