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irony
Figure of speech
Poetry: sound device
Form of poetry
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How many kinds of irony have we learned and what are they?
Three: verbal irony, situational irony and dramatic irony
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1. List the figures of speech
(simile metaphor personification)
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Curious cats crouch on the window sill Watching unwaveringly through the glass As blue birds fly by. Curious cats are Almost two headed in a sensitive sense, Still alert and aware Of the running, rotten rats behind them. List the Sound devices used in the poem.
Aliteration and assonance
100
Which type of poem expresses a speaker’s emotions or thoughts, rather than tells a story?
Lyric poem
200
What's the difference between situational irony and dramatic irony?
In situational irony, the opposite of what readers' thought would happen. But in dramatic irony, readers already know what is going to happen.
200
2. “The car is roaring in the distance” is the example of ?
personification
200
Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard, He tapped with his whip on the shutters, but all was locked and barred; Tlot tlot, tlot tlot! Had they heard it? The horse-hooves, ringing clear; Tlot tlot, tlot tlot, in the distance! Were they deaf that they did not hear? Ignore the repeated ones, how many onomatopoeia words did the author used in this poem?
6
200
Which type of poem is “in Just-”?
Free verse
300
"Around the god-made world, countless shops stretch their mouthes to beg for food" what kind of irony is this?
Verbal irony
300
“The vines wove their fingers together to form a braid.” is an example of ?
Personification
300
The man of snow is, nonetheless, content, Having no wish to go inside and die. Still, he is moved to see the youngster cry. Though frozen water is his element... what's the internal rhyme scheme in this poem? example: (aabb)
abba
300
What do colons, dashes, and exclamation points usually indicate in a haiku?
A shift in subject or mood.
400
Which kind of irony is the following one: "Yes, i like to work days and nights to achieve the productivity of robot "
Verbal irony
400
What is the main difference between metaphor and simile?
A simile compares two things like a metaphor; but, a simile uses the words “like” and “as.”
400
The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset were seen: Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown,…. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast… And their hearts but once heaved, and forever grew still! (The Destruction of Sennacherib by Lord Byron) Which type of feet is included in the poem?
anapest
400
What images are there in the following lines? “These tortillas we slice and fry to crisp strips This rich egg scrambled in a gray clay bowl” Explain.
Looks, smells, sounds, feels, and tastes
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In the "The Gift of the Magi", Magi surprisingly finds that both she and her husband lose their most valuable things to change to another suitable gift for each other. Which kind of irony is this?
situational irony
500
“You are a naive potato.” is an example of ?
Metaphor
500
Shall I compare thee to a summers day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate; Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: In the part of the poem above,how many feet did the author use?
20
500
What’s the difference between Italian sonnet and English sonnet?
Italian sonnet: first eight lines (octave) pose a problem, and the last six lines (sestet) give a response. English sonnet: 3 four-line units are followed by a couplet (a two-line unit).