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Question 1

What is a break or pause in the middle of a line, often marked with punctuation, called?

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B: caesura

Question 2

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. Which line from the excerpt shows a different justification than the others?

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B: “How bright their forms! how deck’d with pomp by thee!”; D: “And all attest how potent is thine hand.”

Question 3

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? How does the poet’s use of rhyme scheme in the excerpt contribute to the tone?

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D: It creates a pensive tone that shows the speaker’s feelings on the power of imagination.

Question 4

A golden shovel can impact the meaning of a poem by using a different poet’s

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C: line to help express certain ideas.

Question 5

Read the excerpt from "My City” by James Weldon Johnson. Will it be that no more I shall see the trees Or smell the flowers or hear the singing birds Or watch the flashing streams or patient herds? No, I am sure it will be none of these. How does the poet’s use of punctuation develop the tone of contemplation in this excerpt?

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B: It helps signal to the reader that the speaker is grappling with a particular thought.

Question 6

What is meter?

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B: the pattern created by stressed and unstressed syllables

Question 7

Read the excerpt from "We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar. We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries To thee from tortured souls arise. We sing, but oh the clay is vile Beneath our feet, and long the mile; But let the world dream otherwise, We wear the mask! Which structural element does the poet use in this excerpt?

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A: couplet; B: quatrain

Question 8

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

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B: analyze how the poet uses graphical and structural elements to convey a particular attitude

Question 9

Read the excerpt from "Rosa” by Rita Dove. Doing nothing was the doing: the clean flame of her gaze carved by a camera flash. How she stood up when they bent down to retrieve her purse. That courtesy. How do the short sentences and the punctuation affect the tone of the excerpt?

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A: They emphasize the speaker’s admiration for her subject.

Question 10

Read the excerpt from "Missing in Action” by Thanhha Lai. Everything on the altar remains for the day except the portrait. Mother locks it away as soon as her chant ends. She cannot bear to look into Father’s forever-young eyes. How does the use of plot contribute to the tone of the excerpt?

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C: It develops a tone of grief as the reader observes the events through the speaker’s eyes.

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