Which phrase most expresses the difficult time the shop has had in "O Captain"
O Captain
our fearful trip
prize we sought
the bells I hear
What is our fearful trip
100
Which excerpt from "Willow" uses feminine ideas to help you visualize the willow....
sleek as a velvet-nosed calf
dips to the water
like a nymph with streaming hair
like an etching
What is like a nymph with streaming hair
100
Who are the characters in "Boots of Spanish Leather"
What is a man and a woman
200
This type of poem usually contains 2 lines in each stanza and those 2 lines rhyme
What is couplet
200
I have a million papers to grade is an example of....
What is hyperbole
200
What sould welcomes the ship as it arrives in port in "O Captain"
bells ringing
wind blowing
a heart beating
the Captain falling
What is bells ringing
200
In "Willow and Gingko" the author's words of the Gingko growing though the stone shows the Gingko's
beauty of plants in nature
dirtiness of many cities
strength of the gingko
love children have for nature
What is strength of the gingko
200
What does Paul Revere expect people to do in response to his actions?
What is rise and arm themselves
300
This type of poem is usually about death. "O Captain, My Captain" is one.
What is elegy
300
The couch groaned when the fat lady sat on it is an example of.....
What is personification
300
When does the action in "Barbara Freitchie" take place
What is Civil War
300
What does the poet compare to a poem in the metaphor in "Intro to Poetry"
a body of water
the author of a poem
a person waterskiing
the shore of a body of water
What is a person waterskiing
300
The figurative language in "Vermin" compares a mouse to a thought that the speaker...
loses in a cupboard
baits with bread
wants to catch
traps quickly
What is wants to catch
400
This poem is usually about love or adventure and has an ABCB rhyme scheme
What is ballad
400
Mrs. Martin made Matt make millions of marshmallow muffins is an example of
What is alliteration
400
"Barbara" shows bravery when she
What is raises the flag in front of marching enemy forces
400
Which excerpt from "Intro" most helps you visualize the way people read poetry...
hold it up to the light
watch him probe his way out
feel the walls for a light switch
begin beating it with a hose
What is beating it with a hose
400
What does Longfellow compare Revere's ride to..
a stranger that passes through a village
a river that empties into the ocean
a divided nation that unites during war
a small spark that starts a large fire
What is a small spark that starts a large fire
500
This type of poem is usually about love, has 14 lines and 10 syllables in each line. The rhyme scheme is abab, cdcd, efef, gg.
What is sonnet
500
Bang, zip, zing, kapow, crash, and slam are all examples of ...
What is onomatopoeia
500
The speaking in "Barbara" feels that she deserves
What is honor, respect
500
In "Identity", what problem does the speaker say occurs if you are a fragrant flower?
What is humans pick you
500
What human characterisitc doe Macavity have ....
acting dishonestly
cheating at games
leaving footprints
drinking milk