Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which something is exaggerated to emphasize it. From the poem what word would be an exaggeration?

Witmans uses figurative language because he wants to stress the importance of what was happening that led to his realization of his emotions toward the stars.

Whitman's use of the word "when" creates a feeling ______.

His use of the phrase ____________ was chosen to express boredom and disgust.

The word "mystical" portrays the night as

The mood starts with disgust, ________ ________and transitions into a mood of ______ ______.

Whitman created a tone that is

These are examples of imagery in the poem.

An act or instance of placing two things close together or side by side. This is often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences.

Whitman uses the word "glide" as a ______ symbolizing the relief the narrator feels when leaving the lecture room.

_____ is the repetition of vowel sounds within nonrhyming words.

_____ is the repetion of consonant sound at the beginning of words.

_____ is a thecnique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity.