Bruce is a nice man; ____ sings to his baby at night.
He
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The connotation of shack?
Negative
100
Tone is
The authors attitude or feelings towards the subject.
100
Peter Piper picked a pepper is an example of:
Alliteration
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What is a stanza?
The way lines are grouped in a poem. Poems use stanzas, while prose uses paragraphs.
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I is always the proper pronoun to use no matter what! True or False
False
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The connotation of horse?
What is neutral.
200
Mood is
what the author wants the reader to feel.
200
True or False: In poetry, if an animal is mentioned, it is likely being personified.
False: just because an animal is in a work of literature does not mean it is being personified. It is only being personified if it is given HUMAN characteristics!
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What is a rhyme scheme?
The pattern of end-rhymes in a poem.
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Everyone passed _______ test.
His/her
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The connotation of house?
What is neutral
300
The tone of "I wanna see you be brave"
Answers will vary but should be something along the lines of encouraging
300
Define and give an example of imagery.
Imagery is whenever a piece of writing appeals to one or more of the 5 senses.
Examples will vary
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Why would a writer choose to write a poem rather than a different type of literature, such as a short story?
a.Poetic devices allow a writer to better mirror their emotions for their audience.
b. Poets enjoy writing in poetry because they find the structures help ground them in their thoughts.
c. Poetry allows writers to play around with word meanings and sounds.
d. All of the above.
D. All of the above
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Lydia and Jack saw _____ sister in the car.
their
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Connotation of stingy, miser and penny pincher?
What is negative.
400
Mood of "The creeking stairs screamed haunted on that All Hallows' Eve October night. My heart beat out off my chest when I saw a shadow peer onto the door and I just prayed I made it out of that house alive."
What is scared, frightened, horrified, creepy, mysterious, etc.
400
Why do poets use repetition?
a. Repetition often mirrors the way people’s brains experience emotion
b. Repetition may show the speaker is unable to stop thinking about something, as people’s minds’ often repeat thoughts when they cannot stop thinking about something
c. Repetition of vowel sounds such as “uhhhh” or “ohhhh” convey the speaker is sad or upset, as people tend to make such sound naturally when they are sad or upset
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
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What is the rhyme scheme in the following poem?
The shadows of the ships
Rock on the crest
In the low blue lustre
Of the tardy and the soft inrolling tide
This poem has no end-rhyme, and thus no rhyme scheme.
Technically it is ABCD
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Name the 12 indefinite pronouns that are always treated as singular pronouns
What is the connotation of someone who is frugal, scrimping, economical and unwasteful?
What is positive.
500
Understanding tone and mood helps the reader
What is understand the text better.
500
What exactly is figurative language?
Figurative language takes place anytime a person is speaking of things in a non-literal sense. It is used to make certain points and coney certain feelings in poetry.
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The sun was shining on the sea,
Shining with all his might:
He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright
Identify the types of figurative language used in this poem