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Which action would best help determine the tone of a poem?

A
assess how the poet uses rhyme and meter to present a particular sound
B
examine how the poet uses punctuation throughout to develop the poem’s composition
C
determine how the poet uses plot and characterization to create the poem’s meaning
D
analyze how the poet uses graphical and structural elements to convey a particular attitude
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Read the excerpt from "Rosa” by Rita Dove.Doing nothing was the doing: the clean flame of her gazecarved by a camera flash.How she stood up when they bent down to retrieve her purse. That courtesy.

A
They emphasize the speaker’s admiration for her subject.
B
They demonstrate the speaker’s confusion over the situation.
C
They reinforce the speaker’s presentation of historical events.
D
They reveal the speaker’s relationship to the main topic.
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Read the excerpt from "On Imagination” by Phillis Wheatley.Thy various works, imperial queen, we see, How bright their forms! how deck’d with pomp by thee! Thy wond’rous acts in beauteous order stand, And all attest how potent is thine hand.

A
“Thy various works, imperial queen, we see,”
B
“How bright their forms! how deck’d with pomp by thee!”
C
“Thy wond’rous acts in beauteous order stand,”
D
“And all attest how potent is thine hand.”
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What is a break or pause in the middle of a line, often marked with punctuation, called?

A
enjambment
B
caesura
C
justification
D
punctuation
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Read the excerpt from "Jabari Unmasked” by Nikki Grimes.Is such unfairness what the world is filled with? The evidence is seen in spirits ripped and torn. Still, the world needs the dreams we offer, and should we leave those dreams bleeding on the road, we’d shrink our own hearts down to nothing, and that we would regret. Better to let our anger go, and smile.

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It repeats the rhythm used in the first two lines to develop the speaker’s optimism.
B
It emphasizes certain words to illustrate the speaker’s rejection of the past.
C
It builds upon the plot to demonstrate the speaker’s view of the world.
D
It creates a sense of momentum that emphasizes the speaker’s determination.
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Read the excerpt from "Jabari Unmasked” by Nikki Grimes.One look, and we are neatly judged this gang, these thugs, these dark delinquents in debt to society. Meanwhile, you fail to see that we are college-bound (more than a few), prepared to pay attention to psychology, the sciences, the arts, to thoughtfully unfurl the scrolls of human history. Instead, you see a thief who uses guile.

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It emphasizes the speaker’s claim that everyone has a value they bring to society.
B
It develops the speaker’s message that stereotypes can be damaging.
C
It encourages the reader to engage in and connect with their communities.
D
It creates a commonality between the reader and the students who are described.
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Read the excerpt from "Missing in Action” by Thanhha Lai.This day Mother prepares an altarto chant for his return, offering fruit, incense, tuberoses, and glutinous rice.She displays his portrait taken during Tết the year he disappeared.How peaceful he looks, smiling, peacock tails at the corners of his eyes.Each of us bows and wishes and hopes and prays.

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It introduces a repeated idea that underscores how the atmosphere of the household is tense.
B
It develops a slow rhythm that highlights how the speaker is sympathetic to her mother.
C
It creates a continuous thought, as it presents the idea that rituals must be followed carefully.
D
It builds the intensity, as it emphasizes the importance the family places on honoring a family member.
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What is meter?

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the pattern created by stressed and unstressed syllables
B
the attitude a speaker has toward a particular subject
C
a repeated line or group of lines
D
a group of lines that make up a poem
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A golden shovel can impact the meaning of a poem by using a different poet’s

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line to help express certain ideas.
B
rhyme scheme to develop a theme.
C
stanzas to help establish the meter.
D
justification to make words stand out.
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Read the excerpt from "On Imagination” by Phillis Wheatley. Now here, now there, the roving Fancy flies, Till some lov'd object strikes her wand'ring eyes, Whose silken fetters all the senses bind, And soft captivity involves the mind.Imagination! who can sing thy force? Or who describe the swiftness of thy course?

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It creates a pensive tone that shows the speaker’s feelings on the power of imagination.
B
It creates a suspicious tone that conveys the speaker’s distrust toward imagination.
C
It creates an annoyed tone that demonstrates the speaker’s inability to define imagination.
D
It creates a humorous tone that stresses the speaker’s attitude about the quirks of imagination.

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