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What are a word's connotations?
- the meaning a dictionary gives for the word
- the ideas and feelings the word brings to mind
- a negative use of the word
- the senses the word appeals to
You can check a dictionary for a word's denotation, or simple definition. But a word may have several connotations, positive or negative.
You can check a dictionary for a word's denotation, or simple definition. But a word may have several connotations, positive or negative.
You can check a dictionary for a word's denotation, or simple definition. But a word may have several connotations, positive or negative.
You can check a dictionary for a word's denotation, or simple definition. But a word may have several connotations, positive or negative.
In "Mending Wall," what does the stone wall represent?
- separation
- honesty
- winter and spring
- the hunters
Remember what the neighbor says about "good fences" and how the poem's speaker responds.
Remember what the neighbor says about "good fences" and how the poem's speaker responds.
Remember what the neighbor says about "good fences" and how the poem's speaker responds.
Remember what the neighbor says about "good fences" and how the poem's speaker responds.
Which phrase describes a common characteristic of poetry?
- stories with sad endings
- rhythmic language
- musical accompaniment
- instructions for how to act
Think back to the video called "What Is Poetry?" Then remember how "Puerto Rico" and "Mending Wall" show characteristics of poetry discussed in the video.
Think back to the video called "What Is Poetry?" Then remember how "Puerto Rico" and "Mending Wall" show characteristics of poetry discussed in the video.
Think back to the video called "What Is Poetry?" Then remember how "Puerto Rico" and "Mending Wall" show characteristics of poetry discussed in the video.
Think back to the video called "What Is Poetry?" Then remember how "Puerto Rico" and "Mending Wall" show characteristics of poetry discussed in the video.
Which sentence identifies a theme expressed by the song "Puerto Rico"?
- Bright colors can lift people's spirits.
- Music has the power to connect people.
- It's the little things about home that people miss.
- It's worth the effort to preserve old ways of living.
A poem's themes are its central ideas. What does the singer say about Puerto Rico in the poem's repeated refrain?
A poem's themes are its central ideas. What does the singer say about Puerto Rico in the poem's repeated refrain?
A poem's themes are its central ideas. What does the singer say about Puerto Rico in the poem's repeated refrain?
A poem's themes are its central ideas. What does the singer say about Puerto Rico in the poem's repeated refrain?
Which phrase from "Puerto Rico" includes imagery?
- "I remember it so clearly"
- "It feels just like yesterday"
- "Strawberry flavored ice"
- "traces of my maybe home"
Imagery is language that appeals to the senses or paints a picture in the reader's mind.
Imagery is language that appeals to the senses or paints a picture in the reader's mind.
Imagery is language that appeals to the senses or paints a picture in the reader's mind.
Imagery is language that appeals to the senses or paints a picture in the reader's mind.
Which phrase uses a simile?
- a blanket as soft as a cloud
- the spicy smell of peppers
- the sunset blushing on the horizon
- a voice thundered from the stage
Simile is a kind of figurative language that uses like or as to create surprising comparisons.
Simile is a kind of figurative language that uses like or as to create surprising comparisons.
Simile is a kind of figurative language that uses like or as to create surprising comparisons.
Simile is a kind of figurative language that uses like or as to create surprising comparisons.
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