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A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
couplet
metaphor
similie
hyperbole
Comparing two unlike things in which one is said to be another
similie
metaphor
hyperbole
alliteration
A poem that takes the shape of its subject
Haiku
limerick
free verse
concrete
A humorous five line poem with a specific rhyming pattern and scheme
limerick
free verse
concrete
Haiku
An extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
idiom
similie
metaphor
The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in a word
repetition
assonance
consonance
alliteration
A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem; indicated by letters
rhythm
rhyme
rhyme scheme
free verse
The dictionary definition of a word
assonance
consonance
connotation
denotation
The author's attitude towards his or her subject
tone
mood
connotation
denotation
A reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work, or work of art
metaphor
allusion
similie
denotation
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words
consonance
alliteration
metaphor
simile
The rhythmical pattern of a poem - stressed and unstressed syllables
conotation
denotation
meter
rhythm
The use of words that imitate sounds
personification
onomatopoeia
alliteration
rhyme
Giving human-like qualities to something non-human
idiom
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
The emotion that the reader feels
similie
personification
mood
tone
Two consecutive lines with end rhymes
couplet
concrete
Haiku
free verse
A three-line Japanese verse form with 5 syllables in the first and third lines and 7 syllables in the second line
Haiku
free verse
concrete
limerick
The repeated use of sounds, words, lines, or phrases
alliteration
onomatopoeia
repetition
consonance
A group of lines in a poem; similar to a paragraph
lyrics
Haiku
stanza
free verse
The pattern of meter in a poem; the beat of a poem
assonance
consonance
rhyme
rhythm
What is the rhyme scheme of....
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And being one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
ABABC
ABBAA
ABAAB
BABBA
Which line from the poem "The Road Not Taken" shows that it was not easy for the poet to decide which road to follow.
"And sorry I could not travel both"
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood"
"To where it bent in the undergrowth"
"... long I stood"
In the poem "The Road Not Taken", does the poet take the road he was looking at in the first stanza?
No, he takes the other road
Yes, because this road was very appealing.
In the first stanza of the poem, "The Road Not Taken", the poet is talking of the present time when he has to choose one of the two roads. What time is he thinking of in the last stanza?
the present "hence"
The future "somewhere ages and ages hence"
The past "somewhere ages and ages hence"
Identify the literary device in: "Two roads diverge in a wood"
metaphor
assonance
similie
personification
Choose the lines which say that the two roads looked similar that morning.
"Yet knowing how way leads on to way"
"I doubted I should ever come back"
"Both that morning equally lay in leaves no step had trodden back."
"Oh, I kept the first for another day."
What type of conflict does the narrator face?
man vs. man
man vs. self
man vs. society
man vs. nature
What is the subject of the poem "Sketch" by Carl Sandburg?
dip of the sky
the peacefulness of the incoming tide
a span of salt
endless wrinkles
What is the mood of the poem?
calm and peaceful
gloomy and sad
disturbing
happy and elated
Which line from the poem "Sketch" contains a hyperbole?
rock on the crest
The long brown bar at the dip of the sky
The lucid and endless wrinkles
Wavelets crumble and white spent bubbles
What is the subject of the poem "Sleep" by Annie Matheson?
falling asleep on a winter night during a snow storm
falling asleep after a stressful day
falling asleep as a summer night descends over the land
falling asleep surrounded by flowers
Which line from "Sleep" contains personification?
White lilies, pure as falling snow
The air is like a mother's hand
And o'er the darksome, dewy land
Tired roses, passionately sweet
What is the tone in the poem "Sleep"?
respectful
lively
impartial
hostile
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