English

Identify the sentence in this passage that illustrates verbal irony. Then, explain your choice.

"Tom lost his patience and his piety. 'The devil take me,' said he, 'if I have made a farthing!'" is an example of verbal irony because he means the opposite of what he says.

In "I Hear America Singing," what words does the speaker use to describe the music he hears?

"varied carols"

Which line(s) in this stanza (2) contain internal rhymes? Select all that apply.

3

In stanzas 1-6 of "The Raven," what things are battling in the narrator's brain?

All of these

The repetition of vowel sounds in the same line, such as the sound of /i/ in "The carpenter singing his, as he measures his plank or beam"

Assonance

The repetition of consonant sounds in the same line, such as the sound of /s/ in "The carpenter singing his, as he measures his plank or beam"

Consonance

Which of the following is true about Edgar Allan Poe's Romantic poetry?

He provided a grim perspective on classic Romantic themes like identity, nature, and imagination.

Used to make readers perceive things involving their five senses; the entire poem "I Hear America Singing" is imagery because it describes the activity of each working man and woman

Imagery

When Tom Walker and the stranger finally do business with one another in "The Devil and Tom Walker," what is the "one condition [that] need not be mentioned"?

In return for the buried treasure, the devil will demand Tom's soul.

Which word best describes the overall tone of "I Hear America Singing"?

Joyous

The mood of a poem is the emotional response the author tries to provoke in a reader. Looking carefully at the imagery and word choices in this stanza(5), which of the following is the best description of its mood?

Lonely and despairing

According to the lesson, what might singing symbolize in "I Hear America Singing"?

Oneness, dignity, and freedom

The Americans the speaker refers to in "I Hear America Singing" are

Ordinary working people

Giving human qualities to inanimate objects; for example, "I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear"

Personification

According to "Lesson: Walt Whitman," what is free verse poetry?

Poetry that does not have rhyme or a regular meter

Mrs. Walker meets such a terrible end in "The Devil and Tom Walker." Why does she decide to go into the forest?

She decides to make her own deal with the devil.

Late one night I heard a knocking at my door and assumed it was some late-night visitor.

Stanza 1

Amused again, I rolled my chair over to consider this bird more fully, especially what it meant with its repetition of "nevermore."

Stanza 12

Then, in a dark mood, I cried out to the bird, asking if he was sent to bring me relief from the pain of my memories of Lenore. He simply said, "Nevermore."

Stanza 15

Almost frantic at this point, I called the bird "evil" and desperately pleaded, "Tell me, then, that I will see Lenore again in heaven!" He simply said, "Nevermore."

Stanza 16

But the raven was still sitting there above my door with his demon eyes and a shadow that cast all the way across my room, a shadow that will be never be lifted.

Stanza 18

Just as I thought of her, the curtains rustled, and I got a shot of adrenaline before telling myself that it was just some late-night visitor at my door.

Stanza 3

I turned back into the room only to hear an even louder tapping at the window this time. "It must be the wind," I thought, as I headed toward the window.

Stanza 6

I threw open the window, and in flew a Raven who perched on the head of a statue that sat above my door.

Stanza 7

I could not believe my own ears but didn't understand the meaning of what it said. I mean, who has ever heard of a bird sitting above a door and having the name "Nevermore"?

Stanza 9

What character traits are represented by Tom in "The Devil and Tom Walker"?

Stingy and cruel, but courageous

Using physical things to signify ideas and qualities, giving them additional meanings beyond their literal meanings; here, "singing" stands for oneness, dignity, and freedom

Symbolism

Poe uses the literary device of repetition heavily in this poem. What particular purpose does repetition serve in these stanzas(15-16)?

To highlight the speaker's frantic and desperate state of mind

"[Tom] looked up, and beheld a bundle tied in a checked apron and hanging in the branches of the tree, with a great vulture perched hard by, as if keeping watch upon it. He leaped with joy; for he recognized his wife's apron, and supposed it to contain the household valuables."This passage from "The Devil and Tom Walker" illustrates how

Tom cares more for his personal wealth than for his wife's well-being

In "The Devil and Tom Walker," Tom's sudden embrace of religion and piety is born out of ___________.

selfishness