Read the following lines from the poem:Slipped by the terrace, made a sudden leapAnd seeing that it was a soft October nightCurled once about the house and fell asleepWhich device is used in these lines?A.Heroic coupletsB.Strict iambic pentameterC.Slant end rhymeD.Perfect end rhymeSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read the following poem:All that summerRaised our banner,Gave the battle cry —Would spyFriends of nightNow sigh.What is most likely to be the author's intended use of slant rhyme in this excerpt?A.For the reader to look at and think carefully about the word choiceB.For the reader to read the poem out loud rather than silentlyC.For the reader to continually anticipate the next line in the poemD.For the reader to feel tension between the first and second rhyming pairs

Read the following lines from "Wash of Cold River" by H. D.:rare, pure of texturebeautiful space and line,marble to graceyour inaccessible shrine.How do these lines show elements of formal verse?A.They follow a structure similar to a ballad.B.They have the same number of syllables.C.They are written in strict iambic pentameter.D.They show a clear pattern of end rhyme.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read these lines from the poem:Shall I say, I have gone at dusk through narrow streetsAnd watched the smoke that rises from the pipesOf lonely men in shirt-sleeves leaning out of windows?. . .Which is the best analysis of the meter in these lines?A.It resembles iambic pentameter, but some of the lines are missing feet.B.It follows the pattern of pentameter, but the feet are mostly irregular.C.It uses iambic pentameter in the second line, but the other lines are trochaic.D.It resembles iambic

Choose the poem that uses alliteration.Snug in my easy chair,I stirred the fire to flame.Fantastically fairThe flickering fancies came.When the cold dawn stood above the house-tops,Too late I remembered the cryIn the night of a wild bird flyingThrough the rain-filled sky.

Read the lines:That woman's days were spentIn ignorant good will,Her nights in argumentUntil her voice grew shrill.Which correctly notes the rhyme scheme?A.ababB.abcbC.abbaD.aabb