Poetry

A figure of speech in which the same initial letter or sound repeats in a group of words.

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

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Refers to descriptive language that engages the human senses.

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Imagery

• Personification

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A figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is the other.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

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A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things using connecting words such as "like" or "as."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

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A literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated tow or more times.

• Personification

• Tone

• Rhyme

• Repetition

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A type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes.

• Tone

• Repetition

• Simile

• Personification

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The attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience.

• Repetition

• Onomatopoeia

• Tone

• Personification

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What is the primary theme of the poem "Do not go gentle into that goodnight" by Dylan Thomas?

• People should stay awake as late as possible

• A person on his deathbed should fight to stay alive for as long as possible

• Kids should spend their youth partying for as long as possible

• We should get as much sleep as possible to greet each new day with energy

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What is the main tone of Dylan Thomas's poem "Do not go gentle into that goodnight"?

• Hopefulness

• Anger

• Happiness

• Confusion

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Which of the following words help to emphasize the tone of "Do not go gentle into that goodnight"?

• Rage, rage

• Go gentle

• Grave men

• Curse, bless me now

• Fierce tears

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