"Retort" and from The People, Yes

Tress

A synonym for the word hair.

In the following participial phrase, identify the noun modified? Walking on the beach, Delores dodged jellyfish that had washed ashore.

Delores

Eaten by mosquitoes, we wished that we had made hotel, not campsite, reservations. What is the participial?

Eaten

True or False. In the poem "Retort" the speaker is angry with Phyllis, his love interest.

False

True or False. In the poem from The People, Yes, the white man and the Indian are arguing over land.

False

In the following participial phrase, identify the noun modified? Waking to the buzz of the alarm clock, Freddie shook his head at the arrival of another Monday.

Freddie

Having been a pole vaulter, Gale knew the importance of exercise. What is the participial?

Having

alliteration

Jesse Jumped Gingerly

He spoke with a confident air. What does "air" mean?

Manner

A verb phrase acting as an adjective.

Participial

In the poem "Retort" this is the speaker's love interest

Phyllis

rational thought vs. desire for love

Retort

assonance

The fool got lost going to the pool at the school.

consonance

The running back attacked the quarterback after he got sacked.

Thou art

archaic phrase "you are"

What constant is repeated int he following sentence: The man dribbled the basketball by doubling up his habits.

b

Fair

beautiful

In the poem "Retort" how is Phyllis described by the speaker?

beautiful

What vowel displays assonance in the following sentence: I I can see the tree from my knees.

e

I like to visit the gym. "To visit" is called an...

infinitive

In the poem from The People Yes, the white man believes he is more _______________ than the Indian.

intelligent

In the poem, from The People, Yes the main conversation between the white man and the Indian centers around

knowledge

free verse

no regular patterns of rhyme and rhythm

formal verse

regular patterns of rhyme and rhythm

The white man thinks he is ______________ to the Indian.

superior