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Literary and Sound Devices in Poetry — Quiz Answers

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Read the lines from "The Hill We Climb." We will not be turned around, Or interrupted by intimidation, Because we know our inaction and inertia Will be the inheritance of the next generation How does the use of assonance contribute to the mood of these lines?

A
It emphasizes a mood of bravery.
B
It suggests a mood of triumph.
C
It suggests a mood of compromise.
D
It emphasizes a mood of frustration.
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Read "The Hill We Climb." Which lines contain the strongest example of imagery?

A
"And the norms and notions of what “just is” Isn’t always justice."
B
"We close the divide, Because we know to put Our future first, we must first Put our differences aside."
C
"If we’re to live up to our own time, then victory Won’t lie in the blade, but in all the bridges we’ve made."
D
"Then love becomes our legacy, And change, our children’s birthright."
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Read "The Hill We Climb." Which lines use alliteration to strengthen a mood of confidence?

A
"And yes, we are far from polished, far from pristine."
B
"But while democracy can be periodically delayed, It can never be permanently defeated."
C
"This is the era of just redemption. We feared it at its inception."
D
"So let us leave behind a country better than the one we were left."
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Read "Morning Garden." Bright red tomatoes dangle from looping vines, Squash blossoms burst forth on fuzzy green spines. English peas dance across a fence of wooden stakes, Within my tiny garden, all that really matters awakes. Which line contains an example of alliteration?

A
"Bright red tomatoes dangle from looping vines,"
B
"Squash blossoms burst forth on fuzzy green spines."
C
"English peas dance across a fence of wooden stakes,"
D
"Within my tiny garden, all that really matters awakes."
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Read "Morning Garden." Bright red tomatoes dangle from looping vines, Squash blossoms burst forth on fuzzy green spines. English peas dance across a fence of wooden stakes, Within my tiny garden, all that really matters awakes. Which line contains an example of hyperbole?

A
"Bright red tomatoes dangle from looping vines,"
B
"Squash blossoms burst forth on fuzzy green spines."
C
"English peas dance across a fence of wooden stakes,"
D
"Within my tiny garden, all that really matters awakes."
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Which best defines "mood" in a poem?

A
the repetition of vowel sounds an author uses in a line of poetry
B
the main idea the author wants to communicate
C
the emotions that inspired the author to write the poem
D
the emotions an author hopes to draw out of readers
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Read "Nothing Gold Can Stay." What does the hyperbole "Nothing gold can stay" emphasize?

A
how the preciousness of youth does not last
B
how wealth is necessary throughout a lifetime
C
how the value of security increases in middle age
D
how the cost of living increases each year
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Read "Nothing Gold Can Stay." How does the alliteration in the second-to-last line impact the mood in the poem?

A
It changes the mood from reflective to surprised.
B
It emphasizes a sense of loss as time passes.
C
It suggests a sense of joy as the day begins.
D
It changes the mood from peaceful to disturbing.
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Read "Nothing Gold Can Stay." Which phrase is an example of assonance?

A
"green is gold"
B
"only so"
C
"subsides to leaf"
D
"Nothing gold"
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Read "Nothing Gold Can Stay." Which mood is emphasized by the alliteration in the second line?

A
hopelessness
B
disbelief
C
fear
D
nostalgia

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