Comparing Poetry: Poetic Devices

Read this excerpt from "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe. For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan. Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?

(D) Poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a mournful mood.

Read this excerpt from "Sea Fever" by John Masefield. I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tideIs a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; Which statement best describes how Masefield creates an urgent mood in the excerpt?

(D) The rhythm and alliteration of the "c" sound emphasize the sea's demanding call.

Read the poem. Wide-eyed clowns honk noses,Toddlers shriek with glee,A rogue balloon stops with a pop,A big band blares its harmony. Which words create alliteration in the poem?

(D) big; band

Read the poem. Skimming the bottomIn the company of toes,I observe the deep endThough nobody knows. In the depths, I am bold,On the surface—shy.My goggles transform me:An underwater spy. What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

(C)

Read the poem. The lights dim and quiet descends,Hushed whispers are barely heardAs silence surroundsUntil the movie ends. Which words create alliteration in the poem?

(C) silence surrounds

Which phrase from the "The Bells" best conveys the mood of lines 70-94?

(B) melancholy menace

Read the excerpt from "Sea Fever" by John Masefield. To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife; Which sound device is most notable in the excerpt?

(A) alliteration

Which lines from "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe contain onomatopoeia? Select three options.

(B) How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, (D) From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells. (E) To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!

Read the poem excerpt. A backyard reality is rearranged.Hopscotch lines cower and hide,The toys in the yard . . . lost until spring. Which statement best describes the meter?

(B) The meter is free, making the poem unpredictable.

Read the excerpt from "Sea Fever" by John Masefield. And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over. Which sound device is most notable in this excerpt?

(B) assonance