Skills Lesson: Structure Answers

In “The Bet” by Anton P. Chekhov, what motivates the banker to participate in the bet?

Which struggle is an example of external conflict that occurrs in “The Bet” by Anton P. Chekhov?

Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. “She Walks in Beauty”by Lord Byron She walks in beauty, like the nightOf cloudless climes and starry skies;And all that’s best of dark and brightMeet in her aspect and her eyes;Thus mellowed to that tender lightWhich heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less,Had half impaired the nameless graceWhich waves in every raven tress,Or softly lightens o’er her face;Where thoughts serenely sweet express,How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,The smiles that win, the tints that glow,But tell of days in goodness spent,A mind at peace with all below,A heart whose love is innocent! Source: Byron, George Gordon. “She Walks in Beauty.” Poetry.org. The Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. 19 July 2011. Which excerpt best reflects Byron’s appreciation of beauty?

Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. “Robin Hood and the Scotchman” Now bold Robin Hood to the north would go,With valour and mickle might;With sword by his side, which oft had been try’d,To fight and recover his right. The first that he met was a jolly stout Scot,His servant he said he would be;No quoth Robin Hood, it cannot be good.For thou wilt prove false unto me. Thou hast not been true to sire or cuz:Nay marry, the Scot he said;As true as your heart, I never will part,Good master be not afraid. But e’er I employ you, said bold Robin hood,With you I must have a bout;The Scotchman reply’d, let the battle be try’d,For I know I will beat you out. Thus saying, the contest did quickly begin,Which lasted two hours and more;The blows Sawney gave bold Robin so brave,The battle soon made him give o’er. Have mercy, thou Scotchman, bold Robin Hood cry’d,Full dearly this boon have I bought;We will both agree, and my man you shall be,For a stouter I never have fought. Then Sawney consented with Robin to go,To be of his bowmen so gay;Thus ended the fight, and with mickle delightTo Sherwood they hasted away. Source: “Robin Hood and the Scotchman.” The Robin Hood Garlands and Ballads. Ed. John Mathew Gutch, William Hone, Francis Douce, and Edward Francis Rimbault. London: John Russell Smith and Joseph Lilly, 1750. 392-93. Google Books. Web. 24 June 2011. How would you describe the rhyme scheme of this poem?

Why is diction important? I. It develops precise images in the mind. II. It affects the narrator’s tone in a piece of writing. III. It determines the theme in a piece of literature.