Question

Which statement best describes the impact of Poe’s use of both internal and end rhyme in this poem?

A. The rhyme makes the poem easier to remember.

B. Each use of rhyme marks the end of a phrase or idea.

C. The rhyme gives the poem an even rhythm and maintains the tension.

D. The lines with internal rhyme are more significant than the lines that use only end rhyme.

Answer 1

Read the poem.

excerpt from "The Raven"
by Edgar Allan Poe

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."



Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,

And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.

Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow

From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—

For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—

Nameless here for evermore.



And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain

Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;

So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating

"'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door—

Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;—

This it is, and nothing more."



Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,

"Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;

But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,

And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,

That I scarce was sure I heard you "—here I opened wide the door;——

Darkness there and nothing more.



Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;

But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token,

And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore!"

This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!"—

Merely this, and nothing more.



Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,

Soon I heard again a tapping somewhat louder than before.

"Surely," said I, "surely that is something at my window lattice;

Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore—

Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;—

'Tis the wind and nothing more!"



Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,

In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore;

Not the least obeisance made he; not an instant stopped or stayed he;

But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door—

Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door—

Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

Answer 2

@SmokeyBrown

Answer 3

I think C would be the choice here. The rhyme scheme does the most to emphasize the rhythm and maintain a sense of tension

Answer 4

Read the poem.

excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride"
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Paul Revere was an express rider who, on April 18, 1775, was charged with delivering a message and alerting communities about the approaching British troops.

A hurry of hoofs in a village street,
A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark,
And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark
Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet;
That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light,
The fate of a nation was riding that night;
And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight,
Kindled the land into flame with its heat.
He has left the village and mounted the steep,
And beneath him, tranquil and broad and deep,
Is the Mystic, meeting the ocean tides;
And under the alders that skirt its edge,
Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge,
Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides.

What are the effects of meter and rhyme in this stanza on the mood of the poem?

Select each correct answer.


The rhyme and meter create a gloomy and hopeless mood.

The rhyme and meter create a playful and silly mood.

The rhyme and meter create a mood of heroism and purpose.

The rhyme and meter create a mood of tranquility and peace.

The rhyme and meter echo the sound of the galloping horse.

Answer 5

I'm going to have to go with "heroism and purpose", especially considering he subject material

Answer 6

JUST C alone ?

Answer 7

Read the poem.

excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride"
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Paul Revere was an express rider who, on April 18, 1775, was charged with delivering a message and alerting communities about the approaching British troops.

So through the night rode Paul Revere;
And so through the night went his cry of alarm
To every Middlesex village and farm,—
A cry of defiance and not of fear,
A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,
And a word that shall echo forevermore!
For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,
Through all our history, to the last,
In the hour of darkness and peril and need,
The people will awaken and listen to hear
The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,
And the midnight message of Paul Revere.

What does the rhyme scheme and rhythm of this stanza add to the meaning of the poem?

A. It gives important background information.

B. It creates a proud and patriotic tone.

C. It highlights the main character of the poem.

D. It creates an eerie, suspenseful mood.

Answer 8

I think it's a proud and patriotic tone

Answer 9

Read the poem.

excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride"
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Paul Revere was an express rider who, on April 18, 1775, was charged with delivering a message and alerting communities about the approaching British troops.

It was one by the village clock,
When he galloped into Lexington.
He saw the gilded weathercock
Swim in the moonlight as he passed,
And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare,
Gaze at him with a spectral glare,
As if they already stood aghast
At the bloody work they would look upon.

It was two by the village clock,
When be came to the bridge in Concord town.
He heard the bleating of the flock,
And the twitter of birds among the trees,
And felt the breath of the morning breeze
Blowing over the meadows brown.
And one was safe and asleep in his bed
Who at the bridge would be first to fall,
Who that day would be lying dead,
Pierced by a British musket-ball.

Which lines from this excerpt convey a sense of peace or calm in spite of impending danger?

A. "Who at the bridge would be first to fall, / Who that day would be lying dead, / Pierced by a British musket-ball."

B. "As if they already stood aghast / At the bloody work they would look upon."

C. "It was two by the village clock, / When be came to the bridge in Concord town."

D. "He heard the bleating of the flock, / And the twitter of birds among the trees, / And felt the breath of the morning breeze"

Answer 10

I think D conveys a sense of calm and peace, as it describes sounds and sensations from nature that are usually calm and peaceful

Answer 11

Read the poem.

excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride"
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Paul Revere was an express rider who, on April 18, 1775, was charged with delivering a message and alerting communities about the approaching British troops.

Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five:
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.

He said to his friend, "If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch
Of the North Church tower as a signal-light,
One, if by land, and two, if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country folk to be up and to arm."

Then he said, Good-night! and with muffled oar
Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore,
Just as the moon rose over the bay,
Where swinging wide at her moorings lay
The Somerset, British man-of-war;
A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon like a prison-bar,
And a huge black hulk, that was magnified
By its own reflection in the tide.

Read these lines from the poem.

A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon like a prison-bar,
And a huge black hulk, that was magnified
By its own reflection in the tide.

What is the effect of the description of the British ship?


A. It suggests the enemy ships are imaginary.


B. It reveals the threat of a new enemy.


C. It connects the reader to the sailors on the ship.


D. It hints that there is danger coming.

Answer 12

I think this excerpt is about the lookout discovering that an enemy ship is approaching, so B "It reveals the threat of a new enemy" would be most correct

Answer 13

Read the poem.

excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride"
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Paul Revere was an express rider who, on April 18, 1775, was charged with delivering a message and alerting communities about the approaching British troops.

Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride,
Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride
On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere.
Now he patted his horse’s side,
Now gazed at the landscape far and near,
Then, impetuous, stamped the earth,
And turned and tightened his saddle girth;
But mostly he watched with eager search
The belfry-tower of the Old North Church,
As it rose above the graves on the hill,
Lonely and spectral and somber and still.
And lo! as he looks, on the belfry’s height
A glimmer, and then a gleam of light!
He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns,
But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight
A second lamp in the belfry burns!

How does the content of this stanza advance the story in this narrative poem?

A. It explains why Paul Revere was nervous and frightened before his famous ride.

B. It shows Paul Revere reading the lantern signal and springing into action.

C. It shows how difficult it was for Paul Revere to read the signal from the North Church.

D. It explains Paul Revere's reasons for wanting to warn of the British invasion.

Answer 14

Yeah, B is the answer to this one. That's just what actually happens during these lines of the poem

Answer 15

Read the passage.

excerpt from "First Love"
Judith Ortiz Cofer

In the meantime, I tried desperately to see him. I thought he would look for me too. But the few times I saw him in the hallway, he was always rushing away. It would be long weeks of confusion and pain before I realized that the kiss was nothing but a little trophy for his ego. He had no interest in me other than as his adorer. He was flattered by my silent worship of him, and he had bestowed a kiss on me to please himself, and to fan the flames. I learned a lesson about the battle of the sexes then that I have never forgotten: The object is not always to win, but most times simply to keep your opponent (synonymous at times with “the loved one”) guessing.

Which statement best explains how Cofer shapes the theme that an act can mean different things for different people in the passage?

A. She explains that, afterward, she only "saw him in the hallway."

B. She shares that she "learned a lesson about the battle of the sexes."

C. She explains that "the kiss was nothing but a little trophy for his ego."