Comparing Poetry: Poetic Devices Answers

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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.

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1
B
2
C
3
D
4
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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,

A
The free form flows cheerfully and unpredictably.
B
The free form creates a sentimental conversation between man and sea.
C
The fixed meter and predictable rhyme scheme create an upbeat rhythm.
D
The fixed meter imitates the rhythm of a military march or parade.
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Read this excerpt from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe.How it swells!How it dwellsOn the Future! how it tellsOf the rapture that impels

A
Poe uses rhyme to create an optimistic mood.
B
Poe uses rhyme to create a nostalgic mood.
C
Poe uses rhyme and onomatopoeia to create a rowdy mood.
D
Poe uses rhyme and onomatopoeia to create a boastful mood.
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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;

A
alliteration
B
assonance
C
onomatopoeia
D
rhyme
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Which phrase from the "The Bells” best conveys the mood of lines 70-94?

A
solemn thought
B
melancholy menace
C
muffled monotone
D
human heart
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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.

A
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.
D
Excerpt 1 contains onomatopoeia, and Excerpt 2 contains alliteration.
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Read the poem.The lights dim and quiet descends,Hushed whispers are barely heardAs silence surroundsUntil the movie ends.

A
lights; quiet
B
hushed whispers
C
silence surrounds
D
descends; ends
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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.

A
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.
D
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.

A
What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
B
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
C
Keeping time, time, time,
D
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
E
To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!
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Read this excerpt from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe.For every sound that floatsFrom the rust within their throatsIs a groan.

A
Poe uses rhyme and assonance to create a sentimental mood.
B
Poe uses rhyme and assonance to create a lonely mood.
C
Poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a violent mood.
D
Poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a mournful mood.

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