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What is symbolism?
Which of these best describes the symbolism of the raven?
8th Grade review poetry
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Which of these best describes the symbolism of the raven?
another chance
distraction
death and sadness
anger and happiness
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What is symbolism?
2 or more things that stand out for something
a symbol
symbols that do not stand for another
one thing that stands for another
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What comes first the chicken or the egg?
chicken
egg
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What is an excerpt?
a question
an intended result
a statement
a short portion of a longer written work
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What does analyze mean?
to determine
to draw a conclusion
to explain
to break down into parts
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What is imagery?
a literary device that uses sounds
a literary device that uses words to create mental images
a literary device used in the conclusion
a literary device using extreme exaggeration
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Which of the following is true about Tone and Mood?
The tone creates the mood.
They are the exact same thing.
The mood creates the tone.
They are exact opposite of each other.
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What is the point of view of The Raven?
3rd person Omniscient
1st Person
3rd Person Objective
3rd Person limited
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What is the tone of The Raven?
sad
melancholy and mysterious
optimistic and dangerous
happy
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What is a poet?
the enemy in the poem
writer of a poem
a type of poem
narrator of a poem
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What does emphasize mean?
not important
to state or to show that an idea is especially important
making formal judgements
logical
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Which would be an appropriate Tone and Mood relationship pairing?
Sleepy, sad
Gloomy, mean
Happy, Happy
Energetic, energized
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What does the word significance mean?
Influence
not important
the quality of being important
Having Worth
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Which is not one of the 4 steps in analyzing speeches?
identify the topic
determine the speakers call to action
determine the theme
determine the speakers viewpoint
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Speaker
the person talking in the poem
the writer
the audience
the main characters
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What is a reference to a famous person,place, event,work of literature in writing?
allusion
illusion
mood
tone
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MLK uses what kind of an allusion?
fictional
mythological
Biblical
Historical
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What is meter?
a person, place, or thing
the repeating of a word
the meaning an author wishes to convey
the pattern of unaccented and unaccented syllables in poetry
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If I drink I will die, if I eat I am fine? What am I?
You
IDK
I'm confused
Fire
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What is the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers?
mood
tone
attitude
foreshadowing
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"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I PONDERED, weak and weary," What does "pondered" mean?
Contemplated
Slept
stretched
Focused
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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as?
personification
metaphor
simile
tone
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Name the device: Writing that uses the five senses to create pictures in the reader's mind?
Mood
Imagery
Tone
Theme
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What is the writer's attitude toward the subject?
saltiness
tone
mood
foreshadowing
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What are the ideas and feeling associated with a word, as opposed to the dictionary definition?
denotation
connotation
tone
mood
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How does the speaker feel in The Raven?
sad over the loss of his pet
Upset over the loss of Lenore
Angry because it is raining
Anxious to hear good news
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What is the dictionary definition of a word?
denotation
meaning
the answer
connotation
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What is a refrain?
a line or a line repeated
one specific line
one or more line
a stanza in a poem
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In speeches, author's purpose is the same as...
Call to action
main idea
theme
aphorism
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What question is most important to the speaker in The Raven?
Why did the raven arrive?
Will Lenore ever forgive him?
Where did the raven come from?
Will he see Lenore again?
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What is an internal rhyme?
a poem with rhymes only at the end of each line
a poem without any rhyme
a poem with four rhymes in each line
a poem with rhymes in the same lines
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What is an aphorism?
the noun a pronoun replaces
to support or argue for a cause
a concise statement of a general truth or prinicpal
a poem or series of lines
