Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• I sat all morning in the college sick bay

• Because I could not stop for death

• The buzz-saw snarled and rattled in the yard

• Last night I heard your voice, mother

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What is one example of symbolism in "Stopping by woods on a snowy evening?" Explain the symbolism.

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Which of the following best describes the speaker of "Fifteen?"

• The speaker is a child who is only concerned about himself.

• The speaker is an adolescent boy who is in the process of maturing and growing.

• The boy has a high level of maturity.

• The speaker is a boy who crashed his motorcycle.

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Which of the following are poetic devices used in "Out, Out --"

• Rhyme

• Repetition

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• personification

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Who most likely is the speaker in "Introduction to Poetry?"

• Billy Collins

• A company spokesperson

• A teacher/professor

• A priest

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Which of the following is personification?

• A four foot box, a foot for every year.

• As if to prove saws knew what supper meant,

  Leaped out at the boy's hand, or seemed to leap

• Whose woods these are I think I know.

  His house is in the village, though;

• Thinking, back farther in the grass I found

  the owner...

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How does the speaker of "Mid-term Break" reveal his brothers age?

• By stating his age in comparison to the length of the coffin

• By telling the reader how old he was

• By giving hints and clues about his age

• By revealing the grade level of his bother

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"Caged Bird" contains the following poetic devices.

• Symbolism

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Repetition

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Explain the major symbol in "Caged bird."

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What happens to the boy in "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost?

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