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100

_________ means excessively vivid, showy, or bright

Garish

100

Above, a hundred shouting signs

A) Personification

B) Simile

C) Metaphor

A) Personification

100

On Broadway was written in which year?

1922

100

The structure of the poem is _______________.

Compare/Contrast

200

_________ means bold; without shame or humility

Brazen

200

The setting for "On Broadway" occurred on ___________      in ________________.

Broadway/New York

200

The setting took place on ______________.


Broadway

200

The tone of the poem is ____________________.

Sad

300

_____________ means the main emotion of the poem.

Tone

300

A theme is the ________ of the poem.

The message the author was to send to the readers.

300

What is the theme?

Someone can be lonely while in an exciting place. 

300

A phrase that is common in everyday language or a culture that means something different from how it literally sounds.

Idiom

400

_______ means lighthearted and carefree

Gay

400

In verse 9 - "Desire naked, linked with Passion"; the word "Naked" represents a place where emotions and desires are openly displayed. Naked reflects _______________

A) Symbolism

B) Metaphor

C) Personification

A) Symbolism

400

Give an example of symbolism for the color black.


A black cat represents bad luck.

400

Refers to language and description that appeals to the five senses/Using sensory details

Imagery

500

__________ means a restaurant or nightclub that provides entertainment.

Cabaret

500

This verse -  The rainbow lights of Broadway blaze reflects ________________________.

A) Imagery

B) Symbolism

C) Alliteration


A) Imagery

500

Give an example of onomatopoeia for bees.

The bees buzzed around the tree.

500

A stanza is a

lines to create a poem

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