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What is alliteration?
The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of nearby words
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
So dawn goes down to day
What is mood?
The emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work evokes in a reader
Which line helps us understand the mood of Mother to Son by Langston Hughes?
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech that compares two unrelated things by stating that one thing is actually another
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
He is all pine and I am apple orchard
What is personification?
A literary device where writers give human traits, emotions, or actions to non-human things
Which of the following is an example of personification?
Nature's first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold
What is a hyperbole?
A figure of speech that uses extreme, intentional exaggeration to create strong emphasis, drama, or humor
Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?
so Eden sank to grief
Which type of imagery appeals to a reader's sense of hearing?
Auditory
Which of the following is an example of auditory imagery?
He gives his harness bells a shake
What type of imagery appeals to a reader's sense of sight?
Visual
Which of the following is an example of visual imagery?
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
What characterizes blank verse poems?
Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter
What characterizes free verse poems?
No strict rules and free speech patterns
What is iambic pentameter?
5 units of an unstressed and stressed syllable paired together (10)
How many lines are in a Shakespearean Sonnet?
14 Lines
In a Shakespearean Sonnet, the dramatic shift in mood and tone is known as…
The volta
True or False? All Shakespearean Sonnets have the exact same structure and rhyme scheme.
False
What does the line "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" suggest to the reader?
Life has it's difficulties and challenges
What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"?
AABA
What is the rhyme scheme for Shakespearean Sonnets?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
What is an allusion?
A brief reference to something well known in history, media, or literature
Which of the following is an example of an allusion?
so Eden sank to grief
What is one theme of "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?
Beauty and perfection is often fleeting and short lived
The neighbor in "Mending Wall" repeats the phrase "Good fences make good neighbors," what does the repetition of this show the reader?
The neighbor believes in tradition and will not change his mind
"The Road Not Taken" acts as an extended metaphor for…
Making important decisions in life
What is the theme of Frost's "Fire and Ice"?
Human flaws and emotions can destroy the world
Which line from "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" creates an eerie and lonely mood?
The darkest evening of the year
In Mother to Son by Langston Hughes, the author uses _____ to emphasize a conversational tone.
Free verse
In Sonnet 73 by Shakespeare, the tone switches at…
The rhyming couplet (Line 13)