Answers J. Blaum 0231 10th Grade English 1st 9 Weeks 26-27Jonathan Edwards’s "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

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Which statement best describes the rhyme schemes of "The Author to Her Book" and "A Hymn to the Evening"?

Both poets primarily use couplets to link ideas; Bradstreet uses inversion to complete rhymes.

Both poets use couplets for rhyme scheme and structure, inverting sentences when needed to maintain the rhyme.

Bradstreet uses couplets throughout; Wheatley uses couplets and inverts sentences as needed for emphasis.

Bradstreet uses couplets for their overall rhyme scheme and structure; Wheatley uses couplets to enhance the poem as a song of praise for creation.

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How does Bradstreet use figurative language throughout "The Author to Her Book" to develop the theme?

Her comparisons emphasize the importance of love between a mother and child.

Her comparisons emphasize the innocence of children.

Her comparisons emphasize how writing is a painful process.

Her comparisons emphasize her care for her own writing.

A theme expressed in both "To My Dear Loving Husband" and "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty" is

gratitude and loyalty

envy and resentment

responsibility and obligation

growth and maturity

Read the quotation from "A Hymn to the Evening". "Soon as the sun forsook the eastern mainThe pealing thunder shook the heav'nly plain"Wheatley uses the word forsook to express the idea that the sun is

setting during the evening.

rising during the morning.

abandoning the speaker of the poem.

growing in size in the eastern sky.

How does each poet's use of figurative language contribute to the overall meaning of "The Author to Her Book" and "A Hymn to the Evening"?

Wheatley's use of hyperbole accentuates her gratitude for God’s creation; Bradstreet's use of metaphor shows how she cares about her writing.

Wheatley's use of metaphor contrasts different types of creation; Bradstreet's use of metaphor contrasts a relationship between a mother and child.

Bradstreet's use of metaphor exaggerates the importance loving your work; Wheatley's use of metaphor exaggerates the greatness of God’s creation.

Wheatley's use of hyperbole provides details about the importance of rain in nature; Bradstreet's use of hyperbole provides details about a mother and father.

The theme best expressed in "To My Dear Loving Husband" and "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty" is

love and forgiveness

honor and nobility

respect and adoration

patriotism and nationality

Read the quotation from "A Hymn to the Evening"."Let placid slumbers sooth each weary mind,At morn to wake more heav'nly, more refin'd”These lines contain an example of

simile.

metaphor.

hyperbole.

synecdoche.

Read the quotation from "A Hymn to the Evening".“So may our breasts with ev'ry virtue glow,The living temples of our God below!”How does the couplet form support the meaning of the lines?

by working together to form an important idea

by emphasizing a conversation between the speaker and God

by describing how God’s actions created temples of worship

by expressing the speaker’s sarcasm

Which statement best describes how Wheatley’s word choice in "A Hymn to the Evening" expresses her colonial values?

Using hyperbole, it stresses admiration and praise for God.

Using figurative language, it celebrates the American colonies.

Using the language of supplication, it addresses the importance of prayer.

Using traditional poetic language and devices, it discusses the importance of religious beliefs.

Which statement most accurately describes "The Author to Her Book" and "A Hymn to the Evening"?

The speaker portrays events in Colonial times.

The individual described has high expectations.

The poet presents aspects of daily life for female Colonial poets.

The speaker shows gratitude for something in their life.

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