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Identify the sound device: The bees buzzed by the bushes.
Alliteration/Onomatopoeia
Identify the figure of speech: Hope was the quiet flame that refused to surrender to the storm.
Metaphor
Identify the figure of speech: His disappointment was heavy enough to sink a ship.
Hyperbole
Identify the sound device: Go and mow the lawn before the snow.
Assonance
Identify the figure of speech: Justice knocked softly on every heart, asking to be heard.
Personification
The author's unique way of expressing ideas is called _____.
Style
The use of descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.
Imagery
This refers to the author's attitude toward the subject.
Tone
This refers to the feeling experienced by the reader.
Mood
Identify the sound device: Pitter-patter, raindrops fell on the roof.
Onomatopoeia
What poem emphasizes the power and lasting effect of language? Who wrote the poem?
The dominant tone of To the Philippines.
Patriotic (Can be accepted: Hopeful, Loving)
What poem expresses a deep love for the homeland and hope for its future? Who is the poet?
To the Philippines by Dr. Jose P. Rizal
What is the literary term for the way every part of a poem supports its overall message?
Organic Unity
What poem compares treasured memories and love to a small tree kept in a pot? Who is the poet?
This poem uses rain as an important image.
Ermita in the Rain
The speaker in To the Philippines addresses this subject directly.
The Philippines (Can be accepted: Homeland, Country)
This element is carefully selected for meaning and impact.
Diction
Which literary element is most responsible for creating vivid mental pictures in the poem?
Imagery
Among the three, which tone is shown by the speaker in Any Woman Speaks? Patriotic, Proud, Melancholic.
Which poem in the unit was originally written in Spanish?
To the Philippines
Identify the rhyme scheme:
The stars shine bright.
The birds take flight.
The moon is high.
We wave goodbye.
AABB
Who translated José Rizal's poem To the Philippines into English?
Nick Joaquin
Identify the rhyme scheme:
I see the sea.
The waves are blue.
They sing to me.
I smile at you.
ABAB
Angela Manalang Gloria became known for expressing strong emotions and personal experiences through what literary genre?