Vocabulary
Effect of Onomatopoeia and Alliteration
Effect of Imagery
Effect of Poetic License
Effect of Figurative Language
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What is the definition of repetition?
Words or phrases that are used multiple times in a piece of literature
100
Explain why Robert Graves used alliteration to say "a creeping, crawling caterpillar" in his poem.
He was emphasizing the speaker's identity and movement.
100
What does imagery appeal to?
five senses
100
What is the definition of poetic license?
Poets break the rules of grammar to make a point
100
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
a simile uses like or as to compare
200
What is the definition of rhyme scheme?
The repetition of sounds at the end of a line and labeled with letters
200
Why does Sara Henderson Hay use the words "where we flung them on the floor"?
She was drawing attention to the messiness of the dwarfs.
200
What sense(s) does the following phrase from Sarton's poem appeal to: "He uses his beak like a hook"?
sight, touch, sound
200
Why did Cummings write "bettyandisbel"?
emphasizing their closeness (playing together)
200
Explain the metaphor in the first line of Swenson's poem.
The turtle's shell is a round stone.
300
What is the definition of speaker?
the narrator of a poem
300
Why did May Sarton use so many examples of onomatopoeia in her poem?
She wanted to bring attention to the multiple types of noises the parrot made while sitting in his cage.
300
What pleasures doe the speaker enjoy on land in "Trade Winds"?
red wine, nutty Spanish ale, shuffle of the dancers, old salt's tale, squeaking of the fiddle
300
Why does Cummings scatter the words around the page?
to show that the kids are running around
300
Why did Noyes write the following metaphor: "The moon was a ghostly galleon"?
He was emphasizing the mysteriousness of the nighttime setting.
400
What is the denotation of diction?
writer's choice of words
400
Give an example of alliteration from "Trade Winds" and explain why the author used it.
answers will vary
400
What is the effect of the following example of sound imagery from "The Highwayman": "shrieking a curse to the sky"?
showing the highwayman's anger that Bess is dead
400
Why is there no punctuation in the poem by Cummings?
the speaker is a child rambling on
400
What is the effect of the following simile: "Dumb as a dog he listened"?
Tim is not a bright man who was jealous of the highwayman.
500
What is the definition of connotation?
the emotions and connections to a word or phrase
500
Why does Noyes use alliteration in the following line: "He whistled a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there"?
He is pointing out the loyalty and love the highwayman and Bess feel for one another.
500
Give an example of taste imagery from "A Parrot" and explain why the author used it.
answers will vary
500
Why is there a hyphen in the title and the first line of the poem by Cummings?
is emphasizes the distractibility of the speaker
500
What is the effect of the following personification from "The Highwayman": "though hell should bar the way"?
The highwayman is determined to get back to Bess no matter how hard the journey is.
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