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Tone/Mood
Sounds
Lit. Devices
Theme
Rhyme Scheme
100
Bouncing into the room, she lit up the vicinity with a joyous glow on her face as she told about her fiancé and their wedding plans. A. Melancholy B. Ecstatic C. Infuriated D. Ambivalent
B. Ecstatic
100
Miguel muttered angrily about mice. (Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Rhyme)
Alliteration
100
He whiffed the sweet aroma of brewing coffee. (Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Imagery)
Imagery
100
Which of the following best describes the theme of "Go Back to May 1937"? A. You can never forget a loved one, even when they're gone. B. Racial injustice causes great harm in our society. C. Passion is more important than effort. D. Live life on your own terms. E. It is better to live a challenging life than not to live at all.
E
100
“Will you walk a little faster?” said a whiting to a snail. “There’s a porpoise close behind us, and he’s treading on my tail.
A A
200
She huddled in the corner, clutching her tattered blanket and shaking convulsively, as she feverishly searched the room for the unknown dangers that awaited her. A. Depressed B. Terrified C. Disbelieving D. Calm
B. Terrified
200
Moving through the hallway, she noticed the clueless group of students. (Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Rhyme)
Assonance
200
This suitcase weighs a ton! (Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Imagery)
Hyperbole
200
Which of the following best describes the theme of "Ballad of the Landlord"? A. You can never forget a loved one, even when they're gone. B. Racial injustice causes great harm in our society. C. Passion is more important than effort. D. Live life on your own terms. E. It is better to live a challenging life than not to live at all.
B
200
Then—in my childhood, in the dawn Of a most stormy life—was drawn From every depth of good and ill The mystery which binds me still: From the torrent, or the fountain, From the red cliff of the mountain,
A A B B C C
300
Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F. A. Insatiable B. Disappointed C. Furious D. Passionate
C. Furious
300
The frisky group of lofty students were unfettered by the every day troubles of life. (Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Rhyme)
Consonance
300
‘Ah, William, we’re weary of weather, said the sunflowers, shining with dew. (Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Imagery)
Personification
300
Which of the following best describes the theme of "The Raven"? A. You can never forget a loved one, even when they're gone. B. Racial injustice causes great harm in our society. C. Passion is more important than effort. D. Live life on your own terms. E. It is better to live a challenging life than not to live at all.
A
300
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind; Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind
A B A B C D C D
400
He furtively glanced behind him, for hear of his imagined pursuers, then hurriedly walked on, jumping at the slightest sound even of a leaf crackling under his own foot. A. Anxious B. Petrified C. Hurried D. Aware
A. Anxious
400
Lauren was afraid and stayed out of mean maid's way. Name TWO of the three literary devices above -- tell what words make up your literary device! (Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Rhyme)
Rhyme (Afraid/Stayed) Alliteration (Mean/Maid's) Assonance (Maid's Way)
400
I almost died of embarrassment. (Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Imagery)
Hyperbole
400
Which of the following best describes the theme of "so you want to be a writer"? A. You can never forget a loved one, even when they're gone. B. Racial injustice causes great harm in our society. C. Passion is more important than effort. D. Live life on your own terms. E. It is better to live a challenging life than not to live at all.
C
400
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth
A B A A B
500
Gently smiling, the mother tenderly tucked the covers up around the child’s neck, and carefully, quietly, left the room making sure to leave a comforting ray of light shining through the opened door should the child wake. A. Solicitous B. Blase C. Staid D. Obsess
A. Solicitous
500
The girl teased the trees. This contains what TWO literary devices? (Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration, Rhyme)
Alliteration (T) and assonance (EE)
500
I wandered lonely as a cloud. (Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, Imagery)
Simile
500
Which of the following best describes the theme of "The Suicide"? A. You can never forget a loved one, even when they're gone. B. Racial injustice causes great harm in our society. C. Passion is more important than effort. D. Live life on your own terms. E. It is better to live a challenging life than not to live at all.
D
500
At half past four, mornings in June, He met the sliding, whispery sound Of Four Mile Brook, and liked the tune, And liked the log road, morning-hushed; His bare feet liked the dew-soaked ground.
A B A C B