Literary and Sound Devices in Poetry

Question 1

“A rustling, that seem'd like a bustling” is an example of .

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assonance; “A rustling, that seem'd like a bustling” is an example of .: assonance; “Wooden shoes clattering” is an example of .: onomatopoeia; “Little hands clapping, and little tongues chattering” is an example of .: assonance; “Like fowls in a farm-yard” is an example of .: alliteration

Question 2

“Wooden shoes clattering” is an example of .

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onomatopoeia

Question 3

“Little hands clapping, and little tongues chattering” is an example of .

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assonance

Question 4

“Like fowls in a farm-yard” is an example of .

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alliteration

Question 5

How does imagery affect the theme that Chicago is a defiant city?

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The poem portrays Chicago as “bragging” and “laughing.”

Question 6

Which statement best explains how a sound device builds the poem’s optimistic mood?

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Assonance in “dreams,” “keys,” and “unseen” suggests potential.

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