Which of the following is an example of alliteration in this stanza?Since then ’tis centuries; but each Feels shorter than the day I first surmised the horses’ heads Were toward eternity.

What type of imagery is missing in this passage of poetry?We are the hollow menWe are the stuffed menLeaning togetherHeadpiece filled with straw. Alas!Our dried voices, whenWe whisper togetherAre quiet and meaninglessAs wind in dry grassOr rats’ feet over broken glassIn our dry cellar

In what way can a poet use form to give meaning to a poem?

Which stanza in this poem shows the most enjambment? Because I could not stop for Death by Emily DickinsonBecause I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. We passed the school where children played, Their lessons scarcely done; We passed the fields of gazing grain, We passed the setting sun. We paused before a house that seemed A swelling of the ground; The roof was scarcely visible, The cornice but a mound.

Since then ’tis centuries; but each Feels shorter than the day I first surmised the horses’ heads Were toward eternity.

How many stanzas does the poem, “O Captain my Captain!” contain?O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won;The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring.But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;Rise up – for you the flag is flung – for you the bugle trills;For you bouquets and ribbon’s wreaths – for you the shores a-crowding;For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;Here Captain! dear father!This arm beneath your head;It is some dream that on the deck,You’ve fallen cold and dead.My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!But I, with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.

Which of the following lines from the poem, “O Captain my Captain!” contains an example of imagery? O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won;The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring.

But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;Rise up – for you the flag is flung – for you the bugle trills;For you bouquets and ribbon’s wreaths – for you the shores a-crowding;For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;Here Captain! dear father!This arm beneath your head;It is some dream that on the deck,You’ve fallen cold and dead.My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!But I, with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.

What kind of figurative language is used in these lines of poetry? “Fame is a bee. / It has a song — / It has a sting –“

What type of figurative language compares two unlike things using words such as “like” or “as”?

What type of figurative language gives human qualities to a nonhuman thing?

When does a “line break” occur in a poem?

In Stanza 2, line 5 of the poem “O Captain my Captain!” the line “Here Captain! dear father!” is an example of what kind of figurative language?O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won;The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring.But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;Rise up – for you the flag is flung – for you the bugle trills;For you bouquets and ribbon’s wreaths – for you the shores a-crowding;For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;Here Captain! dear father!This arm beneath your head;It is some dream that on the deck,You’ve fallen cold and dead.My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!But I, with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.

What kind of figurative language is NOT in this line of poetry? “His eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like mouldy hay”

Which of the following is the best definition of the term “form” as it is used in poetry?

What type of figurative language compares two unlike things without using words such as “like” or “as”?

What is the term for the grouping of lines within a poem?

What type of imagery is used most often in stanza one of this poem?A FantasyBy Sara TeasdaleHer voice is like clear waterThat drips upon a stoneIn forests far and silentWhere Quiet plays alone.

Her thoughts are like the lotusAbloom by sacred streamsBeneath the temple archesWhere Quiet sits and dreams.Her kisses are the rosesThat glow while dusk is deepIn Persian garden closesWhere Quiet falls asleep

What kind of figurative language is used in these lines of poetry? “When the stars threw down their spears, / And water’d heaven with their tears”

What are the two components of form in poetry?

Which of the following describes the form of the poem “The Mirror” by Sylvia Plath?

In the poem, “O Captain my Captain!” how many lines are contained in each stanza?O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won;The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring.But O heart! heart! heart!O the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;Rise up – for you the flag is flung – for you the bugle trills;For you bouquets and ribbon’s wreaths – for you the shores a-crowding;For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;Here Captain! dear father!This arm beneath your head;It is some dream that on the deck,You’ve fallen cold and dead.

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!But I, with mournful tread,Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.

Which sense is primarily involved in the following imagery? “i will kiss your cool bark / and hug you safe and tight / just as your mother would,”

What kind of stanza is used in this poem? Because I could not stop for Death by Emily DickinsonBecause I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. We passed the school where children played, Their lessons scarcely done; We passed the fields of gazing grain, We passed the setting sun. We paused before a house that seemed A swelling of the ground; The roof was scarcely visible, The cornice but a mound.

Since then ’tis centuries; but each Feels shorter than the day I first surmised the horses’ heads Were toward eternity.

Which lines in the following stanza rhyme? Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality.

Which stanza in this poem shows the most end-stopped lines?Because I could not stop for Death by Emily DickinsonBecause I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility. We passed the school where children played, Their lessons scarcely done; We passed the fields of gazing grain, We passed the setting sun. We paused before a house that seemed A swelling of the ground; The roof was scarcely visible, The cornice but a mound. Since then ’tis centuries; but each Feels shorter than the day I first surmised the horses’ heads Were toward eternity.

Which of the following is an example of assonance in this stanza?We slowly drove, he knew no haste, And I had put away My labor, and my leisure too, For his civility.

Which of the following best shows the pattern of rhythm in these two lines?Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me;

Which of the following words conveys a helpless tone?

In the poem “The Mirror” by Sylvia Plath, who is the speaker?

What would be the best way to mark the rhyme scheme in this stanza?We paused before a house that seemed A swelling of the ground; The roof was scarcely visible, The cornice but a mound.

What is one characteristic that theme should posses?