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Question 1

Read the poem. Throat is dry; weather’s hot. I buy a can and pop the top. I lift the can to trembling lips, And find relief With one cool sip. How many stanzas does the poem contain?

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B: 2; C: 3

Question 2

Read the poem. Skimming the bottom In the company of toes, I observe the deep end Though nobody knows. In the depths, I am bold, On the surface—shy. My goggles transform me: An underwater spy. What is the poem’s rhyme scheme?

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C: abcb

Question 3

Read the excerpt from “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe. From the molten-golden notes, Enter your answer in the box.

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And all in tune

Question 4

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. Which statement best describes the use of sound devices in the lines?

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D: Excerpt 1 contains alliteration, and Excerpt 2 contains onomatopoeia.

Question 5

Read this excerpt from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe. For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan. Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?

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C: Poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a mournful mood.

Question 6

Which lines from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe contain onomatopoeia? Choose three correct answers.

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A: From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.; C: To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!; D: How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,

Question 7

Read this excerpt from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe. In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright! Too much horrified to speak, They can only shriek, shriek, Out of tune, Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?

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C: Poe uses onomatopoeia and rhyme to create a mood of panic.

Question 8

Read this excerpt from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe. How it swells! How it dwells On the Future! how it tells Of the rapture that impels Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?

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C: Poe uses rhyme to create an optimistic mood.

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