Final Demo

TONE

The Circus! — The Circus! — The throb of the drums,
And the blare of the horns, as the Band-wagon comes;
The clash and the clang of the cymbals that beat,
As the glittering pageant winds down the long street!

EXAMPLE

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Multiple Choice

WHAT IS THE TONE OF THIS TEXT?

Excerpt from the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

 

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—

Only this and nothing more.”

• A) Hopeful and reflective, with a sense of relief

• B) Mysterious and foreboding, with an undertone of melancholy

• C) Playful and whimsical, with a hint of curiosity

• D) Enthusiastic and energetic, with a feeling of excitement

MOOD

And there are the banners of silvery fold
Caressing the winds with their fringes of gold,
And their high-lifted standards, with spear-tips aglow,
And the helmeted knights that go riding below.

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Multiple Choice

WHAT COULD BE THE POSSIBLE MOOD OF THE READERS WHEN THEY READ THIS EXCERPT?

 

Excerpt from the poem "I Wondered Lonely as Cloud" by William Wordsworth

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

• A)     Gloomy and sorrowful

• B)     Mysterious and suspenseful

• C)      Angry and intense

• D)     Joyful and uplifting

PURPOSE

And the Elephant, too, (with his undulant stride
That rocks the high throne of a king in his pride),
That in jungles of India shook from his flanks
The tigers that leapt from the Jujubeebanks.

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Multiple Choice

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE PURPOSE OF THE AUTHOR IN THIS EXCERPT?

Excerpt from the poem “Invictus" by William Ernest Henley

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate,

I am the captain of my soul.

• A.      To inform the reader about the challenges people face in life.

• B.      To entertain the reader with a vivid and dramatic description.

• C.      To persuade the reader to remain strong and take control of their own destiny.

• D.      To warn the reader about the consequences of their actions.