Question

@leonardo0430
smarty pants
Syntax and diction involve which of the following?

Repetition of vowel sounds and word choice
Word order and choice
Word order and exaggeration
A unit of a poem and word order

Answer 1

word order and choice :)

Answer 2

Which of the following defines consonance?

Repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry
Repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry
Words that represent the sounds they make in poetry
Words that represent pictures in the mind found in poetry
Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(LC)

Which of the following is a synonym for context, as it relates to poetry?

Story
Music
Origin
Author
Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

This Dust Was Once the Man

This dust was once the man,
Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand,
Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age,
Was saved the Union of these States

Walt Whitman

What literary device does this poem include at the end of each line?

Alliteration
Assonance <==?
Consonance
Onomatopoeia

Answer 3

mother of god 0-o

Answer 4

lmao

Answer 5

1) D. 2) B. 3)B.

Answer 6

Okay after this then Im done for today :D
his Dust Was Once the Man

This dust was once the man,
Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand,
Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age,
Was saved the Union of these States

Walt Whitman

What is the word just most likely an allusion to?

Lincoln's career as a lawyer
Lincoln's death at war's end
Whitman's war reporting
Whitman's poem writing
Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

This Dust Was Once the Man

This dust was once the man,
Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand,
Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age,
Was saved the Union of these States

Walt Whitman

What can you interpret from the title and first line of the poem?

Whitman wrote it to be his own death announcement.
Whitman wrote it years after the death of Lincoln.
Whitman believes no one remembers his work.
Whitman believes no one remembers Lincoln.
Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

This Dust Was Once the Man

This dust was once the man,
Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand,
Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age,
Was saved the Union of these States

Walt Whitman

What is the "foulest crime in history"?

Creation of United States
Election of Pres. Lincoln
Civil War or slavery
Death or warfare
Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

This Dust Was Once the Man

This dust was once the man,
Gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand,
Against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age,
Was saved the Union of these States

Walt Whitman

Who is "the man" the dust now represents?

The narrator
A criminal
Whitman
Lincoln
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Answer 7

exam?! -_- but this is cheating :P.......... 1)C. 2)B. 3) C. 4)D.

Answer 8

Thanks
But i haeve a question
How does lincoln have anything to do wt this

Answer 9

dont worry about it :P