What literary device is found in the line
"I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide"?
Poetry review
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English
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10th Grade
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Lexi Milligan
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is found in the line
"I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide"?
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Alliteration
Answer explanation
The poet is comparing a poem to a color slide using the word like.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is being personified in the line
"or walk inside the poem's room and feel the walls for a light switch"?
The poem
The room
The light switch
The speaker
Answer explanation
The poem is being treated as if it is a person.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the line
"I say drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out"
who/what does the mouse represent?
A professor
A mouse
The speaker
Students
Answer explanation
The mouse represents students being able to read/explore a poem without needing to analyze it to death.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the speaker mean when they say
"but all they want to do is tie the poem to a chair and torture a confession out of it"?
Students hate poetry and want to beat it up.
Teachers don't think students analyze enough poetry.
Teachers hate poetry and want to beat it up.
Schools analyze poetry to the point where they are finding meaning that isn't there.
Answer explanation
The speaker is saying that schools analyze poetry to the point where they are finding meaning that isn't there.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the theme of "Introduction to Poetry"?
Analyzing poetry is pointless.
The path to true love never does run smooth.
Analyzing poetry is an important skill for students to have.
Students should just be able to explore and enjoy poetry without having to analyze it to death.
Answer explanation
The theme of the poem is that students should just be able to explore and enjoy poetry without having to analyze it to death.
6.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What did you think of this poem?
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is allusion?
Comparing two things using like or as.
A reference to something unrelated.
When a non human thing is given human characteristics.
A direct comparison
Answer explanation
An allusion is a reference to something unrelated.
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