Answers26-27 Ignite English 12 NG KY-English Language Arts 12Sound and Structure in Poems by Dylan Thomas and W. B. Yeats

Sound and Structure in Poems by Dylan Thomas and W. B. Yeats Answers

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Which statement best describes the effect of the rhyme in this stanza?

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The use of the rhyming words night and light stresses the idea that people should not be afraid of death.
B
The use of the rhyming words age and rage highlights the contrast between the speaker’s youth and his complex emotions.
C
The use of the rhyming words night and light emphasizes the contrast between death and life.
D
The use of the rhyming words age and rage draws attention to the speaker’s optimism.
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the use of "nor" plus a nounthe use of lines that begin with action verbsthe use of "this" to introduce important words

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the use of "nor" plus a noun
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the use of lines that begin with action verbs
C
the use of "this" to introduce important words
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that the pilot does not think war is justifiedthat no one else influenced the pilot to go to warthat the pilot’s country expects to win the war

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that the pilot does not think war is justified
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that no one else influenced the pilot to go to war
C
that the pilot’s country expects to win the war
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iambic tetrameteriambic pentameterno regular meter

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iambic tetrameter
B
iambic pentameter
C
no regular meter
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abcd

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abcd

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abcd

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Which statement best describes the effect of the rhyme in this stanza?

A
The use of the rhyming words night and light stresses the idea that people should not be afraid of death.
B
The use of the rhyming words age and rage highlights the contrast between the speaker’s youth and his complex emotions.
C
The use of the rhyming words night and light emphasizes the contrast between death and life.
D
The use of the rhyming words age and rage draws attention to the speaker’s optimism.
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Which statement best describes the effect of the refrains in the poem?

A
They emphasize the idea that people should fight hard to survive.
B
They stress the importance of relationships between fathers and sons.
C
They highlight the idea that death is inevitable.
D
They reinforce the idea that people are insignificant in the vast universe.
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Identify the meter, if any, of each line of poetry.

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"Because their words had forked no lightning they":iambic pentameter
"A lonely impulse of delight":iambic tetrameter
"No likely end could bring them loss":iambic tetrameter

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