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In "The Author to Her Book", the main reason Bradstreet uses inversion is to

A
enhance the structure within a line.
B
complete a thought in a succinct way.
C
complete the rhyme scheme.
D
enhance the poem's overall structure.
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Read these stanzas from Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poems."Ebb""Song of a Second April" I know what my heart is likeSince your love died:It is like a hollow ledgeHolding a little poolLeft there by the tide,A little tepid pool,Drying inward from the edgeThe larger streams run still and deep,Noisy and swift the small brooks runAmong the mullein stalks the sheepGo up the hillside in the sun,Pensively,—only you are gone,You that alone I cared to keep. How are the messages of these two poems similar?

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Both poems suggest that nature heals all wounds.
B
Both poems indicate that lost love causes loneliness.
C
Both poems indicate that people must spend time alone.
D
Both poems suggest that mourning should take place outside.
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Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130.”My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red, than her lips red:If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,But no such roses see I in her cheeks;And in some perfumes is there more delightThan in the breath that from my mistress reeks.I love to hear her speak, yet well I knowThat music hath a far more pleasing sound:I grant I never saw a goddess go,—My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,As any she belied with false compare.

A
The speaker gives his mistress roses and perfume.
B
The speaker’s mistress is like a rose—beautiful and fragrant.
C
His mistress’s cheeks are not pink, and her breath is not sweet.
D
Roses do not look and smell as sweet as the speaker’s mistress.
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Why do writers use figurative language? Select 4 options.to convey abstract ideas, such as love or lonelinessto retell historical events in a factual mannerto describe a scientific finding accuratelyto connect unfamiliar concepts with the familiarto express a lot of information in just a few wordsto engage readers’ imaginations with writing

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to convey abstract ideas, such as love or loneliness
B
to retell historical events in a factual manner
C
to describe a scientific finding accurately
D
to connect unfamiliar concepts with the familiar
E
to express a lot of information in just a few words
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to engage readers’ imaginations with writing
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What is the couplet pattern in both “The Author to Her Book” and “A Hymn to the Evening”?

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a pair of two consecutive lines in a poem
B
rhyming lines throughout the poem
C
a pair of simple thought patterns in a poem
D
consecutive pairs of rhyming lines
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Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall."We keep the wall between us as we go.To each the boulders that have fallen to each.And some are loaves and some so nearly ballsWe have to use a spell to make them balance:"Stay where you are until our backs are turned!"We wear our fingers rough with handling them.Oh, just another kind of out-door game,One on a side. It comes to little more:There where it is we do not need the wall:He is all pine and I am apple orchard.What feature of this excerpt makes it blank verse?

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It has a rhyming pattern.
B
It has iambic pentameter.
C
It does not use everyday language.
D
It is about nature.
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Which statements describe iambic pentameter as it is used in Shakespearean sonnets? Select two options.

A
Each line contains five metrical feet.
B
A sonnet contains five rhyme schemes.
C
There are five lines in every metrical foot.
D
In two-word pairs, the second word is stressed.
E
In a group of two syllables, the second is stressed.
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Read the lines from "Harlem."Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Read the lines from "The Weary Blues."He did a lazy sway . . .He did a lazy sway.Which best describes the relationship between these lines?

A
The lines from "Harlem" provide sensory details, and the lines from "The Weary Blues" do not.
B
The lines from "Harlem" and the lines from "The Weary Blues" both provide details through personification.
C
The lines from "Harlem" provide details using the sense of sight, and the lines from "The Weary Blues" provide details using the sense of touch.
D
The lines from "Harlem" and the lines from "The Weary Blues" both provide details using the sense of sight.
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What do Emily Dickinson's poetry typically include? Select 4 options.four-line stanzasthird-person narrationtraditional rhymememorable titlesfirst-person narrationfigurative language

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four-line stanzas
B
third-person narration
C
traditional rhyme
D
memorable titles
E
first-person narration
F
figurative language
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Read "We outgrow love like other things" by Emily Dickinson.We outgrow love like other thingsAnd put it in the drawer,Till it an antique fashion showsLike costumes grandsires wore.

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The word “antique” means “old-fashioned,” which implies the poet must be a senior citizen.
B
The word “antique” suggests love is outdated, which creates a tone of disappointment.
C
The word “antique” describes something expensive, which sets a mood of prosperity.
D
The word “antique” means “an ancient object,” which creates an old-world setting.
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Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall."Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonderIf I could put a notion in his head:“Why do they make good neighbours? Isn’t itWhere there are cows? But here there are no cows.Before I built a wall I’d ask to knowWhat I was walling in or walling out,And to whom I was like to give offence.Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,That wants it down.” I could say “Elves” to him,But it’s not elves exactly, and I’d ratherHe said it for himself.What is the speaker’s mood in this excerpt?

A
unhappy
B
playful
C
childish
D
determined
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Read this excerpt from a poem.He curls on the couchThe light is low.No voices beckon him awayDemands diminish.Contentment sidles up beside himAnd he exhales.Which line contains personification?

A
He curls on the couch
B
No voices beckon him away
C
Contentment sidles up beside him
D
And he exhales.
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The speaker in "The Weary Blues" is most likely

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an audience member at a blues show.
B
a band member for a blues singer.
C
a contemporary blues critic.
D
a historian studying blues musicians.
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How are the main concepts of "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" and "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" treated in both poems?

A
They are treated with great reverence and kept at a distance.
B
They are treated as if they are utterly unimportant and trivial.
C
They are treated evenly and in a very matter-of-fact manner.
D
They are treated as if they are ultimately incomprehensible.
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Read the lines from "The Weary Blues."Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor.He played a few chords then he sang some more.The repetition of the word "thump" is an example of what literary device?

A
personification
B
simile
C
onomatopoeia
D
metaphor
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Which statement best describes the thematic difference between "The Author to Her Book" and "A Hymn to the Evening"?

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Bradstreet's poem praises the care that goes into writing, while Wheatley's poem praises gratitude for God’s creation.
B
Bradstreet's poem praises the love between a mother and child, while Wheatley's poem praises love for nature.
C
Bradstreet's poem praises the work of raising children, while Wheatley's poem praises the importance of music.
D
Bradstreet praises loving gestures in a family, while Wheatley's poem praises the value of a good night’s rest.
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Read the line from "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church."I just wear my Wings –What does this line illustrate about the speaker’s view of spirituality?

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that she needs more than she has
B
that she wishes she could fly
C
that she feels vulnerable and weak
D
that her personal beliefs are all she needs
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What is the denotation of a word?

A
its literal meaning
B
its implied meaning
C
its suggested feeling
D
its symbolic feeling
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What overall effect does Bradstreet achieve in "The Author to Her Book" through her use of hyperbole and metaphor?

A
She explains her love for a child.
B
She conveys the depth of care for her writing.
C
She confirms the importance of marriage.
D
She clarifies her dislike of writing.
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Read the third stanza of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess – in the Ring –We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –We passed the Setting Sun –Why does Dickinson most likely repeat the word “passed” three times in this stanza?

A
The words convey a sense of steady motion.
B
The words indicate the speaker’s loneliness.
C
The words indicate that the carriage is moving quickly.
D
The words show that the speaker is undergoing inner growth.

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