Comparing Poetry: Poetic Devices

Throat is dry; weather's hot. I buy a can and pop the top. I lift the can to trembling lips, And find relief With one cool sip. How many stanzas does the poem contain?

2

Skimming the bottom In the company of toes, I observe the deep end Though 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?

ABCB

And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking, Which statement best describes how Masefield creates a hopeful mood in the excerpt?

The fixed meter and predictable rhyme scheme create an upbeat rhythm.

What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! Read excerpt 2 from "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe. To the moaning and the groaning of the bells. Which statement best describes the use of sound devices in the lines?

Excerpt 1 contains alliteration, and Excerpt 2 contains onomatopoeia.

How it swells! How it dwells On the Future! how it tells Of the rapture that impels Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?

Poe uses rhyme to create an optimistic mood.

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?

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

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

The meter is free, making the poem unpredictable.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is 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?

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

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?

alliteration

And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over. Which sound device is most notable in this excerpt?

assonance

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?

big; band

Which lines from "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe contain onomatopoeia? Check all that apply.

How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells. To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!

In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright! Too much horrified to speak, They can only shriek, shriek, Out of tune, Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?

Poe uses onomatopoeia and rhyme to create a mood of panic.

School looms large, and I feel small I pause until the door swings wide I hoist my pack, step inside Adjust my cuffs, smooth my hair And wonder what I'm doing here. Which lines rhyme?

lines 2 and 3

Which phrase from the fourth stanza of "The Bells" best conveys the mood of the stanza?

melancholy menace

The lights dim and quiet descends, Hushed whispers are barely heard As silence surrounds Until the movie ends. Which words create alliteration in the poem?

silence surrounds