Poetry Terms and The Cremation of Sam McGee

Question 1

Which type of figurative language is used? He was always cold but the land of gold seemed to hold him

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personifcation

Question 2

What is the point of view of the poem?

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first

Question 3

What do we call the first and last stanza since they repeat?

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Refrain

Question 4

Which type of figurative language is used? He was always cold, but the land of gold seemed to hold him like a spell

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simile

Question 5

Which is the best theme for "The Cremation of Sam McGee"?

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People should be loyal and keep their promises.

Question 6

Which type of sound device is used?... where the cotton blooms and blows

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alliteration

Question 7

Figurative Language: Now a promise made is a debt unpaid...

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metaphor

Question 8

Which type of figurative language is used? "And the heavens scowled..."

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personification

Question 9

"People should be loyal and keep their promises" is a ______________.

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theme

Question 10

Who is the speaker of the poem?

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Cap

Question 11

What do we call the type of ending that opens and closes in the same way?

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full circle

Question 12

Which type of figurative language is used? And the dogs were fed and the stars o'erhead were dancing heel to toe.

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personification

Question 13

Which sound device is used? He was always cold, but the land of gold seemed to hold him like a spell

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Internal Rhyme

Question 14

Which type of figurative language is used? He turned to me, and "Cap," says he, "I'll cash in this trip, I guess."

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idiom

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