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In the video interpretation of the poem “A Blur,” which element did MOST to create or emphasize the mood of the poem?
- the reading of the poem
- the background music
- the video clips
- the text on screen
Background music in a film or video is most often used to support the mood created by the words of the text.
Background music in a film or video is most often used to support the mood created by the words of the text.
Background music in a film or video is most often used to support the mood created by the words of the text.
Background music in a film or video is most often used to support the mood created by the words of the text.
If a poet repeats the same vowel sounds in a stanza, what is the effect, usually?
- It makes the lines seem closely related.
- It confuses and distracts readers.
- It changes the meaning of each line.
- It creates an unusual image.
When the same letter sounds appear on different lines, they “hold the lines together” and also create a kind of rhythm―like rhyming, but not exact rhymes.
When the same letter sounds appear on different lines, they “hold the lines together” and also create a kind of rhythm―like rhyming, but not exact rhymes.
When the same letter sounds appear on different lines, they “hold the lines together” and also create a kind of rhythm―like rhyming, but not exact rhymes.
When the same letter sounds appear on different lines, they “hold the lines together” and also create a kind of rhythm―like rhyming, but not exact rhymes.
Reread this stanza from the poem “Sacred.”
Your hand was sandpaper, callused and rough,
fingers fixed to curl around a plow,
nails caked with dirt from morning prayers.
It felt like home against mine.
How can you tell that the first line includes a metaphor and not a simile?
- It does not compare two things.
- It does not include the word like or as.
- It compares two things that are exactly the same.
- It compares two things with no actual similarities.
A simile makes a point by comparing two things using the word like. A metaphor also compares two things, but without using the word like.
A simile makes a point by comparing two things using the word like. A metaphor also compares two things, but without using the word like.
A simile makes a point by comparing two things using the word like. A metaphor also compares two things, but without using the word like.
A simile makes a point by comparing two things using the word like. A metaphor also compares two things, but without using the word like.
How do poets create the kind of compressed language that is common in poetry?
- They leave out words that would suggest the poem’s main idea.
- They include words from other languages somewhere in the poem.
- They mash together lists of details with few connecting words.
- They write long sentences explaining their ideas directly and carefully.
In poetry, every word counts. For this reason, poets may leave out words that would appear in prose if an author were describing the same thing.
In poetry, every word counts. For this reason, poets may leave out words that would appear in prose if an author were describing the same thing.
In poetry, every word counts. For this reason, poets may leave out words that would appear in prose if an author were describing the same thing.
In poetry, every word counts. For this reason, poets may leave out words that would appear in prose if an author were describing the same thing.
Reread this stanza from the poem “Sacred” by Christopher Knapp.
You took my hand one time only,
before I caught the bus to leave Kornaka.
You took my hand and said “my son,
remember the telephone
is sacred.”
Why did the poet insert a line break after the word “telephone”?
- to make the meaning of the poem harder to see
- to remind readers that poetry is written in lines
- *to surprise readers with the line’s actual meaning
- to force readers to read the poem more slowly
“Remember the telephone” could be a sentence by itself. However, on the poem’s last line, that sentence continues in a way that changes the meaning of the next-to-last line.
“Remember the telephone” could be a sentence by itself. However, on the poem’s last line, that sentence continues in a way that changes the meaning of the next-to-last line.
“Remember the telephone” could be a sentence by itself. However, on the poem’s last line, that sentence continues in a way that changes the meaning of the next-to-last line.
“Remember the telephone” could be a sentence by itself. However, on the poem’s last line, that sentence continues in a way that changes the meaning of the next-to-last line.
What big idea about culture is expressed in Samantha Austin’s poem, “Nicaraguita”?
- The only signs of culture to be found in Nicaragua are costumes and dances.
- To understand a country’s culture, you have to look beneath the surface.
- You can understand a country’s culture just by spending a weekend there.
- The culture of Nicaragua’s people is too strange for most to understand.
Austin wants readers to realize that culture goes deeper and is more complicated than the parts of it you can easily see, like flashy costumes and dances performed for tourists.
Austin wants readers to realize that culture goes deeper and is more complicated than the parts of it you can easily see, like flashy costumes and dances performed for tourists.
Austin wants readers to realize that culture goes deeper and is more complicated than the parts of it you can easily see, like flashy costumes and dances performed for tourists.
Austin wants readers to realize that culture goes deeper and is more complicated than the parts of it you can easily see, like flashy costumes and dances performed for tourists.
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