Fitzgerald and the Roaring Twenties

Question 1

Which instances of repetition appear in the poem? Check all of the boxes that are correct

Revolt · Accepted Answer

repetition of sounds; repetition of words; repetition of syllables in one or more lines

Question 2

What kind of mood is created by the repetition of the words “He did a lazy sway”?

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a mellow one

Question 3

Which figure of speech is repeated in this excerpt?

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onomatopoeia

Question 4

What effect does repeating the onomatopoetic word “thump” have on the poem?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It creates an auditory and visual image of the musician creating the rhythm of the blues.

Question 5

The speaker of the poem describes a from a point of view.

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scene

Question 6

How does the speaker support the theme?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

by revealing the mood and sound of the blues

Question 7

The speaker of the poem describes a from a point of view.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

first-person

Fitzgerald and the Roaring Twenties Answers