Theme
In Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken," the speaker chooses one path over another. What is a central theme of this poem?
What is:
Choice and consequences; decisions shape life.
Name the type of rhyme when the final sounds of two words match exactly (for example: "cat" and "hat").
What is:
End Rhyme
Is the following an example of hyperbole, simile, or personification?
"I've told you a million times."
What is:
Hyperbole
The warm bread filled the kitchen with a buttery smell as steam rose into the air.
Which line best appeals to the reader’s sense of smell?
A. The kitchen was quiet.
B. The bread was on the table.
C. The warm bread filled the kitchen with a buttery smell.
D. Steam rose into the air.
Which two senses are used in this sentence?
A. Sight and sound
B. Smell and sight
C. Taste and touch
D. Sound and touch
What is:
1) C
2) B
A poem describes a speaker who keeps returning to the image of a locked door to show their sense of loss. What theme is most directly suggested by this repeated image?
What is:
Loss, grief, or separation
Read this short excerpt: "The ocean roared its ancient anger; salt stung my throat." Identify one image that appeals to taste or touch and name the figurative device used to describe the ocean.
What is:
Taste/touch image: "salt stung my throat" appeals to taste and touch; ocean described with personification ("roared its ancient anger").
She slammed the door and crossed her arms, her face tight with frustration.
What is the tone of this sentence?
A. Joyful
B. Calm
C. Angry
D. Hopeful
Which word most clearly helps create the tone?
A. door
B. crossed
C. frustration
D. face
What is:
3) C
4) C
Read this excerpt from Langston Hughes’s "Dreams"
"Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly."
What theme is suggested by the extended bird image?
What is:
Dreams as hope/aspiration and necessity for life — theme: hope or the importance of dreams.
How does repeated rhythm structure impact a poem?
What is:
The repeated rhythm gives a beat to each line
The exhausted runner collapsed on the grass after the race ended.
Which sentence best paraphrases the original sentence?
A. The runner fell asleep on the grass before the race.
B. The tired runner fell down on the grass when the race was over.
C. The runner stood proudly after winning.
D. The race ended quickly on the grass.
What is:
B
What is alliteration?
What is:
Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds that creates a certain upbeat or playful sound
Lily believes the world is a good place and always tries to see the best in others, even when they make mistakes.
Which archetype does Lily best represent?
A. The Hero
B. The Villain
C. The Innocent
D. The Trickster
What is:
C
Combine personification and hyperbole:
Analyze the following line adapted in the style of Robert Frost —
"The angry wind stole the town's last sleep and hammered every shutter till dawn."
Explain in 2–3 sentences how the combined devices affect the reader’s sense of urgency and threat.
What is:
Personification gives the wind intentional, humanlike behavior; hyperbole ("hammered every shutter") exaggerates intensity, producing urgency and a sense of immediate threat.
Marcus risks his own safety to save his teammates and never gives up, even when the challenge seems impossible.
Which archetype does Marcus best represent?
A. The Innocent
B. The Hero
C. The Sidekick
D. The Outcast
What is:
B