What is the rhyme scheme in “The Song of Wandering Aengus”?
What is an example of a simile in the first stanza of “The Song of Wandering Aengus”?
What transformation is described in the second stanza of “The Song of Wandering Aengus”?
What is the speaker searching for in the third stanza of “The Song of Wandering Aengus”?
Which element in “Sonnet 43” is a feature of a sonnet?
In which lines of “Sonnet 43” does the rhyme scheme change?
The main contrast expressed in “Sonnet 43” is between
Line 8 of “Sonnet 43,” “When to unseeing eyes they shade shines so,” contains an example of
What does the speaker of “Sonnet 43” reveal about himself?
Both poems express
What does the metaphor in this text suggest?
When Josh lost his job, he was devastated. The only light in the sea of darkness was the prospect of pursuing a new career.
What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
"Someone had better turn on the heat," Lucy said, sweat glistening on her face.
What does the idiom in this text suggest?
Mr. and Mrs. Brock usually see eye to eye, but not when it comes to the controversial mayoral race.
What does the verbal irony in this text suggest?
After a jog around the block, Tori collapsed on the couch and declared with a wheeze, "Well, I'm ready to run a marathon."
What does the personification in this text suggest?
Jared tried to ignore his unfinished essay, but it glared at him from across the room.
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
At twenty-one, William felt overwhelmed with adult responsibilities and wished he could fly off to Neverland.
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Jessica's phone slipped out of her pocket, landing in the toilet with a plop.
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
The audience at the 2012 Olympics cheered as, with Herculean effort, Kim Un-Guk of North Korea set an Olympic record by lifting a 153-kilogram weight.
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Problems emerge and some people try to sweep them under the rug.
Which figure of speech is used in this text?
"Your new hairstyle is so boring!" Colin remarked when his sister showed up with a pink-and-blue mohawk.
Select the metaphor in the passage.
Mr. Morrison's song faded and I guessed he was on his way to the rear of the house. He would stay there for a while, walking on cat's feet through the quiet yard, then eventually return to the front porch again. Unable to sleep, I resigned myself to await his return by counting states. Miss Crocker had had a big thing about states, and I sometimes found that if I pretended that she was naming them off I could fall asleep.
What is the effect of the above metaphor on the passage's meaning or tone?
Select the simile in the passage.
My mom sighs. "We can't do this without you. Being around kids is good for Natalie." . . .
My mom is like a one-woman commando unit. She could win land battles, air battles, water battles, outer space battles too, probably. I wonder if there would be time to get Natalie and then get back to school in time to play ball with the guys. It would be embarrassing to have her there, but at least I could play.
What is the effect of the simile on the passage's meaning or tone?
Select the allusion in the passage.
I know where I have to go. I've known for a long time. I made a promise. The kind of promise you don't break because, if you break it, you've broken part of yourself, maybe the most important part.
But you tell yourself things. Things like, I need to come up with something first. I can't just walk into the lion's den without a plan. Or, It's hopeless, there's no point anymore. You've waited too long.
From Rick Yancey, The 5th Wave. Copyright 2013 by
What is the effect of the allusion on the passage's meaning or tone?
I Sing the Battle
By Harry Kemp
I SING the song of the great clean guns that belch forth death at will.
"Ah, but the wailing mothers, the lifeless forms and still!"
I sing the song of the billowing flags, the bugles that cry before.
"Ah, but the skeletons flapping rags, the lips that speak no more!"
I sing the clash of bayonets, of sabres that flash and cleave.
"And wilt thou sing the maimed ones, too, that go with pinnedup sleeve?”
I sing acclaimed generals that bring the victory home.
"Ah, but the broken bodies that drip like honey-comb!"
I sing of hosts triumphant, long ranks of marching men.
"And wilt thou sing the shadowy hosts that never march again?"
Which line shows an example of personification?
Which line contains a simile?
Which line contains alliteration?
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?