Poetry Review

What is it called when a character speaks their thoughts aloud to themselves or regardless of who is present?

• dialogue

• play

• soliloquy

• chat

Which of the following do stage directions NOT show?

• how characters should move

• how characters should speak (emotions)

• information about the setting

• what the characters look like

What literary device is shown in the lyric: "let it be, whisper words of wisdom, let it be" (Beatles)

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

What literary device is shown in the lyric: "Sit down, be humble, sit down, be humble, sit down, be humble" (Lamar).

• hyperbole

• repetition

• simile

• personification

What is the rhyme scheme for the poem “Dreams”?

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

• AABB

• ABAB

• ABCB

• ABCD

Which of these words has three syllables?

• Mechanical

• Resources

• Sugar

• Time

Why does Robert Frost allude to Eden in "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?

• Eden is a place that Frost visited many times.

• Eden is known to be filled with gold.

• Eden is a place that remained perfect forever, just like the world described in Frost's poem.

• Eden's short-lived perfection is similar to the temporary perfection of nature's first green.

Read the lines from the poem "In Spite of War."

In spite of war, in spite of death,

In spite of all man's sufferings,

Something within me laughs and sings

How does the poet's word choice in these lines affect the tone of the poem?

• It creates an anxious tone

• It creates a callous tone.

• It creates an encouraging tone.

• It creates a reflective tone.

Read the lines from the poem "The Dragonfly."

Link between water and air,

Earth repels you.

What is the meaning of the figurative language in these lines?

• The dragonfly never stays in one place for long.

• The dragonfly is harmed by land.

• The dragonfly lives for only a short time.

• The dragonfly can swim and fly.

Read the lines from the poem "In Spite of War."

Where morning's altar whitely burns

Lilies may lift their silver urns

How does the poet's word choice in these lines affect the tone?

• It creates a mysterious tone.

• It creates a gloomy tone.

• It creates a hopeful tone.

• It creates an annoyed tone.