Definitions
What is the definition of the word "simile"?
Answer to the best of your ability.
A direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words "like" or "as"
In the poem Dawn Revisited, the theme of the poem is each morning is a second chance.
True
"Spin him like a top" is an example of what?
homage to my hips
simile
Who wrote the poem titled The Rose That Grew From Concrete?
A. Langston hughes, B. Tupac Shakur, C. Alfred, Lord Tennyson
B. Tupac Shakur
What is the definition of the word "alliteration"?
Answer to the best of your ability.
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words close proximity of each other
In the poem miss rosie, the line "I stand up through your destruction; I stand up" is an example of alliteration.
False
It is repetition
"Moving with weight and urgency" is an example of what?
The Great Figure
Personification
Who wrote the poem titled, Knoxville Tennessee?
A. Nikki Giovanni, B. Lucille Clifton C. William Carlos Williams
A. Nikki Giovanni
What is the definition of the word "theme"?
Answer to the best of your ability.
The central idea or message often stated as a general statement about life.
True
"They don't fit into little petty places" is an example of what?
Homage to my Hips
Alliteration
Who wrote the poem titled Dawn Revisited?
A. Rita Dove, B. Alfred Lord Tennyson, C. Claude McKay
A. Rita Dove
What is the definition of the word Hyperbole?
Answer to the best of your ability.
An exaggerated statement used to heighten the effect.
In the poem America, the line "Although she feeds me bread of bitterness" is an example of simile.
False
It an example of Personification
"And places with no carpet on the floor—bare" is an example of what?
Mother to Son
Metaphor
Who wrote the poem titled "America"?
A. Langston Hughes, B. Tupac Shakur C. Claude McKay
C. Claude McKay
What is the definition of the word "allusion"?
Answer to the best of your ability.
A reference to a historical, literary, or mythological person, place, or thing
The line, "And like a thunderbolt he falls," is from the poem titled "The Song of the Feet.
False
It's from The Eagle
"Listen to gospel music outside the church" is an example of what?
(Be Specific)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Imagery (hearing)
Who wrote the poem titled "The Great Figure"?
A. Paul Laurence Dunbar, B. Lucille Clifton C. William Carlos Williams
C. William Carlos William