A Noiseless Patient Spider

What kind of poema are "A Noiseless, Patient Spider" and "Beat! Beat! Drums!"?

• Free Verse

• Odes

• Dramatic Monolouges

• Sonnets

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Describe the tone of “A Noiseless Patient Spider.”

• The tone is downtrodden and hopeless

• The tone is cheerful and optomistic

• The tone is wistful and melancholy

• The tone is thoughtful and introspective

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In “A Noiseless Patient Spider,” the speaker is similar to the spider because he or she:

• stands on the promontory

• wants to spin a web

• is looking for a connection

• is launching a filament

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Whitman uses a metaphor in “A Noiseless Patient Spider” to compare what two things?

• Comparing a spider to a soul

• Comparing a spider's web to a net

• Comparing a spider's patience to a child's

• Comparing a spider's life to a human's

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Whitman’s famous book of poetry that he revised many times over his lifetime is called

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What is the main theme of "A Noiseless Patient Spider"?

• Isolation and connection

• Love and loss

• War and peace

• Joy and celebration

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Which literary device is predominantly used in "A Noiseless Patient Spider"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

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In "A Noiseless Patient Spider," what does the spider symbolize?

• A human soul

• A predator

• A traveler

• A builder

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What is the structure of "A Noiseless Patient Spider"?

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Free verse

• Limerick

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Which of the following best describes the imagery in "A Noiseless Patient Spider"?

• Vivid and colorful

• Dark and gloomy

• Sparse and focused

• Chaotic and disorganized

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