4.6B Quiz

What is imagery?

• A type of metaphor

• A literary device that uses descriptive language to create visual representations

• A form of dialogue

• A narrative technique

A metaphor is a figure of speech that:

• compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

• describes something as if it were something else

• gives human traits to non-human things

• makes an exaggerated statement

What is tone?

• A musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.

• A type of food.

• A kind of dance.

• A style of painting.

A tone shift is:

• a change in the writer's or speaker's attitude or approach

• a musical note change

• a shift in the plot of a story

• a change in the setting of a story

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The sun smiled down on us.

• Hope is a bird that sings in the soul.

• The rain tapped gently on the window.

Read the poem 'Hope is the Thing with Feathers' by Emily Dickinson. Which of the following is an example of imagery in the text?

• The bird sings without words

• The storm is described as fierce

• The bird perches in the soul

• The tune is sung without stopping

Read the poem 'Hope is the Thing with Feathers' by Emily Dickinson. What metaphors can you circle in the text?

• Hope is compared to a bird

• Hope is compared to a feather

• Hope is compared to a song

• Hope is compared to a tree

Read the poem 'Hope is the Thing with Feathers' by Emily Dickinson. Identify and highlight the tone shifts in the poem.

• The tone remains constant throughout the poem.

• The tone shifts from hopeful to despairing.

• The tone shifts from despairing to hopeful.

• The tone shifts from hopeful to reflective.

What sensory details does Dickinson use? How do these images shape our understanding of hope?

What is "hope" compared to? How does this metaphor affect the meaning of the poem?