What is personification

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

What is the main meaning of "Dreams"

To hold onto your dreams and aspirations

Repetition of words starting with the same sound

What's "The Seven Ages of Man" about

The poem covers different stages a person goes through

To create an image in the reader's mind

An exaggeration for the sake of emphasis

Comparing two things without using like or as

Corresponding sounds between words

Something that stands for itself and something larger

What is iambic pentameter

A line of verse with 5 metrical feet

What is existentialism

A theory that focus's on a person's development

What is an onomatopoeia

a word that sound like what they mean

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1
What symbols are used to show stressed and unstressed syllables
U /
u \
S s
A B
2
What is Rhythm
The rhyme in a stanza
The flow of the beat in a poem
The way your leg moves to music
The number of syllables in a line
3
How many stanzas does "dreams" have
2
5
4
1
4
What is a mood associated to "Dreams"
Hope
Hate
Angry
Confusion
5
Who wrote "mother to son"
Maya Angelou
Dr. Seuss
Emily Dickenson
Langston Hughs
6
What is allusion
An illusion
Brainwashing
A reference to family guy
A reference to another piece of literature
7
What is "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow an example of
Symbolism
Metaphor
Soliloquy
Allusion
8
What is mood
How you are feeling
The emotion created in the poem
Crying
Being angry
9
What is soliloquy
Monolouge by a character
Confusion
Feeling happy
Talking in an aggressive tone
10
What is personification
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
To dress an animal like a human
To change your personality
To act like something you're not
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What is "Mother to son" written in
Free Style
Song form
2 syllable rhymes
Free Verse
12
Whats the theme of "If"
Dreams
Growing old
Coming of age
Wanting to be young
13
What did style did Shakespeare write in
Free Verse
Blank verse
Blank style
Free style
14
What is the main meaning of "Dreams"
To forget your dreams and come to reality
To hold onto your dreams and aspirations
To stop dreaming
To reflect on your dreams
15
What is alliteration
Repetition of words starting with the same sound
Using words with more than 2 syllables
Arrangement of words in alphabetical order
Repetition of the same word
16
What's "The Seven Ages of Man" about
The poem covers different stages a person goes through
The poem is about becoming a man
The poem is about a child
The poem covers 7 different perspectives from people
17
What is imagery
To make the read imagine
To create an image in the reader's mind
To paint an image
To use images instead of words
18
Who wrote "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Rudyard Kipling
Emily Dickenson
William Shakespeare
Dr. Seuss
19
Who wrote "the 7 stages of man"
Maya Angelou
William Shakespeare
Langston Hughs
Rudyard Kipling
20
What is free verse
A freestyle
A verse with no rhyme
A verse that doesn't use periods
Poetry that follows no rules
21
Who wrote "Dreams"
William Shakespeare
Rudyard Kipling
Langston Hughs
Edgar allen poe
22
What is hyperbole
An exaggeration for the sake of emphasis
Breaking the sound barrier
A comparison of two things
Speaking fast
23
What is metaphor
Comparing two things without using like or as
A comparison between similar sounding words
An example
Comparing two things using like or as
24
What is Rhyme
A synonym
The feeling a word gives
Words that have similar spelling
Corresponding sounds between words
25
What does the poem "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" reflect on
Looking forward to tomorrow
Life and death
Wasting time
Killing someone
26
What is a caesura
A line with no period
A line with no spaces
A pause in a line
A single line
27
What is symbolism
A flag
Something that looks nice
An icon
Something that stands for itself and something larger
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What is iambic pentameter
A line of verse with 8 metrical feet
A line of verse with 5 metrical feet
A line of verse with 6 metrical feet
A line of verse with 10 metrical feet
29
What is existentialism
A theory that focus's on a person's development
A fear of the beyond
A feeling of loneliness
To question one's existence
30
What is an onomatopoeia
a certain rhyme scheme
words that sound alike
a word that sound like what they mean
A type of meter
31
Who wrote "if"
Rudyard Kipling
Langston Hughes
Dr. Seuss
William Shakespeare
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What is a stanza
A line
A paragraph
A group of lines
The last sentence of a poem
33
How many stages of man are there in "All the world's a stage"
7
5
3
10
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Whats the theme of "Mother to Son"
Give up on your dreams
Try to give the best to your children
Hardship and courage
Hard work pays off
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What is scansion
the metrical analysis of verse
Analysis of the ryhme sceme
Study of poetry
Analysis of the tone

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