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What is the rhyme scheme?
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be on traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
What is abaab?
Which word has a denotative meaning?
a. Mr. Heaton is sharp and steady!
b. She uses a sharp knife.
c. I heard a sharp shriek from afar.
b. She uses a sharp knife.
What sound device is used in the line?
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
consonance (r sound, w sound)
Which sound device is used below?
The low blow of the foe was cruel.
assonance (long o sound)
Which has a negative connotation?
a. When he played football, he was quite nervous.
b. I can tell that she was just shy.
c. The player was downhearted.
c. The player was downhearted.
The following is an example of which sound device:
Deep into that darkness peering/ Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
Alliteration
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
rhythm
What is onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia is the sound a word creates.
The following is an example of: Hiss; Buzz; Thump; Sizzle
Onomatopoeia
Which is a connotation of the word "laughter"?
a. funny thing
b. relaxed feeling
c. shaking shoulder
b. relaxed feeling
This is what we call syllables in poetry.
rhythm
What is assonance?
Assonance is the repetition of VOWEL sounds within words.
What sound device is used below?
It's a lonely, lonely afternoon.
Consonance(repetition of N sound)
Repetition
The way a poem is arranged (length of lines, placement of lines, and the grouping of lines).
stanzas