Question

Read the excerpt from the poem “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe and answer the question that follows.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
‘’Tis some visitor,’ I muttered, ‘tapping at my chamber door—
Only this, and nothing more.’

Which of the following BEST describes the mood created by the sound devices in the poem?
A.
sleepy
B.
comforting
C.
nervous
D.
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Answer 1

@anonymous_user

Answer 2

C.

Answer 3

Read the poem “Rain” by Shel Silverstein and answer the question that follows.

I opened my eyes
And looked up at the rain,
And it dripped in my head
And flowed into my brain,
And all that I hear as I lie in my bed
Is the slipellety-slosh of the rain in my head.

I step very softly,
I walk very slow,
I can’t do a handstand—
I might overflow,
So pardon the wild crazy thing I just said—
I’m just not the same since there’s rain in my head.

Which of the following poetic sound devices is being used in the underlined section?
A.
rhyme and consonance
B.
rhyme and alliteration
C.
alliteration and onomatopoeia
D.
consonance and onomatopoeia

Answer 4

Underlined?

Answer 5

slipellety-slosh

Answer 6

C. alliteration and onomatopoeia

Answer 7

What is the effect of the alliteration and consonance in the following example?


The snake slithered and snuck slowly across the straight and solid staircase.

A.
It mimics the sound of the snake.
B.
It sparks terror in the reader.
C.
It makes the reader unable to read the sentence aloud.
D.
It gives the sentence assonance.

Answer 8

Not sure

Answer 9

A spork is an example of which of the following poetic devices?
A.
onomatopoeia
B.
alliteration
C.
portmanteaux
D.
imagery

Answer 10

portmanteaux