ELL Poetry Quiz - English 9

Which statement best characterizes "Jabberwocky"

But Flynn let drive a single,. . . and the much-despised Blakey tore the cover off the ball.

Which of the following best describes the speaker's tone in "I Hear America Singing"?

"Women" by Alice Walker is an example of what type of poetry?

Which of these statements best expresses the main message about love in "Sonnet on Love"

In a paraphrase of "The Raven" what would you make clear about the repeated word "Nevermore"?

In these lines, which is onomatopoeia?  Ball bounces off bat, flies air, or thuds ground

What does Edgar Allan poe's poem "The Bells" decribe?

Which of the following poems is most clearly inspired by the beauties of nature?

Which adjective most accurately describes Casey when he steps up to bat in "Casey at the Bat"?

When Sonny Boy's mama died he played nonstop all day, so hard our backboard splintered- means?

In "Analysis of Baseball," on which aspect of baseball does the speaker focus?

In "Women,"  the women had "fists as well as hands"  What quality does this emphasize?

In "Macavity: The Mystery Cat," what makes Macavity "the Napoleon of Crime"?

Which of the following best states the theme of Sonnet 30?

Which is the best example of personification?

Which sound device is most clearly illustrated: It's about the ball, the bat, and the mitt.

In which country did haiku develop as a form of poetry?

In "The Seven Ages of Man," to what does Shakespeare compare human beings?

He's the bafflement of ScotlandYard,...when they reach the scene of crime-Macavity's not there!

In Dreams what is compared  to a broken-winged bird that can't fly/barren field frozen w/snow?

In "Hope is the thing with feathers" what does Dickinson compare to hope?

What is the basic subject of "The Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare?

In "Fifteen," what did the motorcycle msot clearly represent to the speaker when he was 15?

In Shakespeare's Sonnet 30, why is the speaker sad as the poem begins?

What kind of figurative language does this use?  Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?

In "The Road Not Taken," what do the two roads represent?

What is the subject of the poem "Slam, Dunk, & Hook"?

How is the setting of "The Raven" related ti it's mood?

In "Women," what did the women the speaker describes succeed in discovering for their children

The heroism...would be a normal thing did not ourselves the cubits warp for fear to be a King

What does the speaker in "We never know how high we are" believe about achievement?

What is the rhyme scheme? ...this with a sigh ...ages hence...and I-...traveled by...difference

How would you describe the speaker's overall tone in "Macavity: They Mystery Cat"

Which is most noticeable?  Keeping time, time, time...to the tintinnabulation...

What do the details in "Meciendo" most clearly suggest the speaker is doing?

In "I Hear America Singing," what impresses the speaker most about America?

In "Twister Hits Hoourston," what are Papa and Mana doing when the cyclone strikes?

What is the main subject of "The Raven"?

said the twister ripped the big black ..., tossed a green sedan ..like a mad cat wanting in

What does the speaker of "Hope is the thing with feathers" believe about hope?

We never know how high we are/Till we are asked to rise/And then if we are true to plan

In "The Bells"  which sound device is this?  How they clang, and clash, and roar!

In "Sonnet on Love" what is "Give me a place to stand . . . and I can move the world"?

"I Hear America Singing" is an example of which type of lyric poem?