Ode to Enchanted Light and Snow in the Suburbs Formative

"A cicada sends its sawing high into the empty air" is imagery that appeals primarily to the senses of...

• taste and sight

• touch and taste

• sight and hearing

• smell and touch

Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

• latticework of branches

• drifting down like clean

• high into the empty air

• a glass overflowing

Which of the following is an example of simile?

• Light has dropped from the sky

• Light like a green latticework of branches

• Its sawing song

• The world is a glass overflowing with water

Which example of figurative language creates an image of endless natural beauty?

• Drifting down like clean white sand

• The steps are a blanched slope

• Every fork like a white web foot

• The world is a glass overflowing with water

When the author says, "Every fork like a white web-foot" he is talking about a...

• a spider's web

• an eating utensil

• streets and pavements

• a snow covered tree branch

The personification "Every street and pavement" mute, creates an image of a...

• strong wind

• snow covered tree

• beautiful snowdrift

• quiet setting

The alliteration "no waft of wind with the fleecy fall", emphasizes...

• coldness

• danger

• softness

• speed

Which expression is an example of personification that refers to objects as if they were people?

• A black cat comes, wide eyed and then

• The steps are a blanched slope

• Some flakes have lost their way

• A sparrow enters a tree

"A cicada sends its sawing song" and "meeting those meandering" are both examples of...

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

Both authors suggest that natural elements like snow and light can...

• Flood natural habitats

• Destroy the food sources of animals

• Comfort people who are sad

• Transform a landscape