The theme of the poem might best be stated as

Greed and disillusionment lead to disappointment.

The effect of the rotten diction in the second stanza is

to acknowledge the speaker's inevitable disappointment

"burned like a plate of eyes" illustrates

the macabre nature of youthful expectations

The audience of this poem feels

mildly disgusted and not suprised

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1
Thematically, this poem is about
human nature
coming of age
coming to terms
leaving home
2
berries, byre, bath is
anaphora
assonance
alliteration
consonnance
3
Line 6 contains
simile
anaphora
metaphor
zeugma
4
The mood in the first 8 lines of the poem might best be described as:
happy
heartfelt
hysterical
hopeful
5
Leaving stains, inked up, bleached, and peppered with thorn pricks are examples of
visual imagery
auditory imagery
aural imagery
gustatory imagery
6
"tinkling bottom" is a loose example of
zeugma
metonymy
anaphora
synecdoche
7
The theme of the poem might best be stated as
Blackberries don't last.
Even if you want soemthing, yo ucan't have it.
Greed and disillusionment lead to disappointment.
Good things come to those who wait, especially for children.
8
The diction pattern that best relates the blackberry harvest to the human life cycle is
trekked, packed, picked, burned
hoarded, glutting, stinking, crying
purple, clot, red, blood
rain, sun, stains, hunger
9
The effect of the rotten diction in the second stanza is
to create a sense of wonder
to create a disparity between the sexes
to acknowledge the speaker's inevitable disappointment
to acknowledge a conflict within the narrator
10
"burned like a plate of eyes" illustrates
the macabre nature of youthful expectations
Halloween
the innocence of the speaker
the optimism of youth
11
The audience of this poem feels
mildly disgusted and not suprised
full of wonder
all of the above
wonderfully moved and full of awe
12
Line 4 refers to the blackberries'
immaturity and hardness
rot and poison
color and beauty
appeal and beauty
13
The tone in the first 8 lines might best be described as
wondering
disgruntled
disgusted
anticipatory
14
The speaker in the poem is
a character
a plaintiff
a tone
a voice
15
The use of lovely and rot in the same line is an example of
a juxtaposition
a metaphor
a zeugma
an image
16
The speaker in this poem is
demented
dumbfounded
disappointed
deliberate
17
"palms as sticky as Bluebeard's" is an example of
metaphor and simile
anthropomorphism and allusion
anaphora and chiamus
allusion and simile

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