AnswersCR English I Sem. 1Literary and Sound Devices in Poetry

Literary and Sound Devices in Poetry — Unit test Answers

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Read "On a Tree Fallen across the Road."Which line contains the strongest example of imagery?

A
"But just to ask us who we think we are"
B
"Insisting always on our own way so."
C
"She likes to halt us in our runner tracks,"
D
"And yet she knows obstruction is in vain:"
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Read "On a Tree Fallen across the Road."What is emphasized by the assonance in the line "We have it hidden in us to attain"?

A
the secrets the travelers have kept from each other
B
the natural human urge to make progress
C
the inevitability of encountering obstacles in life
D
the inability of humans to overcome the power of nature
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Read the excerpt from a student's essay.A saguaro cactus may only grow 1.5 inches in a decade it can live up to 200 years though.

A
A saguaro cactus may only grow 1.5 inches but in a decade, it can live up to 200 years though.
B
A saguaro cactus may only grow 1.5 inches, in a decade it can live up to 200 years though.
C
A saguaro cactus may only grow 1.5 inches in a decade; it can live up to 200 years though.
D
A saguaro cactus may only grow 1.5 inches; yet in a decade it can live up to 200 years though.
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Which statement best describes Emily Dickinson and her poetic style?

A
Dickinson writes unusual titles for her poems.
B
Dickinson writes with creative punctuation.
C
Dickinson writes poems that do not rhyme.
D
Dickinson writes from a third-person point of view.
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A
rhyming words
B
figurative language
C
sound within the poem’s lines
D
stressed and unstressed syllables
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Read "LXVIII."In the second stanza, how does the alliteration contribute to the mood?

A
It emphasizes the idea of celebration, contributing to a lighthearted mood.
B
It emphasizes the movement of the flowers, contributing to a frantic mood.
C
It suggests the restlessness of youth, contributing to an anxious mood.
D
It highlights the brightness of morning, contributing to a hopeful mood.
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Markus is reading a Sonnet by William Shakespeare. Which will best help Markus understand the central ideas as he reads?

A
finding a single concept that links the lines together
B
marking the rhyme scheme with lowercase letters
C
counting all the stressed and unstressed syllables
D
skipping words that are unfamiliar or difficult to read
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Which sentence demonstrates the connotative meaning of the word “breath”?

A
To breathe means to take in air.
B
A breath is a single inhalation.
C
Breath implies life and strength.
D
A gust of air is called a breath.
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Read the poem.The house was silentThe sky was dimUntil slim raysStretched highThen morning arrivedFluttering heavy lidsAnd opening eyes.

A
“silent” and “sky”
B
“until” and “then”
C
“high” and “arrived”
D
“morning” and “eyes”
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Shakespeare’s sonnets, including "Sonnet 29,” have which characteristic?

A
They all contain one quatrain and nine couplets.
B
They all contain two quatrains and five couplets.
C
They all contain four quatrains and no couplets.
D
They all contain three quatrains and a couplet.
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Which is one characteristic of iambic pentameter, which is used in "Sonnet 29”?

A
Each line contains twelve syllables.
B
Each line contains ten syllables.
C
Each line contains eight syllables.
D
Each line contains six syllables.
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Which statement about iambic pentameter, which is used in "Sonnet 29,” is correct?

A
An iamb consists of two unstressed syllables followed by two stressed syllables.
B
An iamb consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
C
An iamb consists of a stressed syllable followed by another stressed syllable.
D
An iamb consists of five stressed syllables followed by five unstressed syllables.
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Read the excerpt from "The Thing about Terry.”We work four long hours Nervous stomachs a-churnThen sneak into the closetTo await her return

A
The group of friends has a fixed amount of time to finish painting the stars in Terry’s room.
B
The group of friends must finish painting the stars while Terry waits downstairs with her mother.
C
The group of friends wants to leave Terry’s house after they finish painting stars in her room.
D
The group of friends do not think they can finish painting the stars before Terry returns.

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