Synecdoche, Metonymy, Allusion, Pun

Question 1

What is the primary difference between the waxen fruit and the potato and pomegranate in St. 2?

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Both of these

Question 2

Stanza one of "Tears" allude to . . .

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ancient Mesopotamian cities

Question 3

Romeo: Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes with nimble soles; I have a soul of lead

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Both Pun and paranomasia

Question 4

The quickened pace of Poe's poem via internal rhyme is meant to . . .

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All of these

Question 5

Why is the athlete "smart" to "slip betimes away?"

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He will be remembered in his prime; for his glory days

Question 6

B/c it combines imagery of death and mourning w/ symbolic spring, line 3 might best be called

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ironic

Question 7

All of these aspects of American Gothic literature fit with "The Raven" EXCEPT . . .

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A reverence for "the Gods"

Question 8

Based on the era of the Transcendentalists and the poem's tone, Whitman's poem alludes to . .

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The death and funeral of Abraham Lincoln

Question 9

The word betimes is a synonym for . . .

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early

Question 10

Tantalus and Sisyphus are both . . .

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allusions to Greek mythology

Question 11

Referring to one thing or person but actually meaning someone/thing closely related

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Metonymy

Question 12

Who is the audience in "Venus Transiens"

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a lover who thinks his love rivals the beauty of Venus

Question 13

"Robust Wordbanks" is a metonym for . . .

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advanced vocaublary

Question 14

What is the antecedent (missing noun) for the “its” in line 21 of Housman’s poem?

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glory/fame

Question 15

All of these are appropriate tone words for Whitman's poem EXCEPT . . .

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nostalgic

Question 16

What "dooms" Sisyphus?

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All of these (they're synonyms)

Question 17

What is the relationship between metonymy and synecdoche?

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Synecdoche is a type/subset of metonymy

Question 18

While not perfectly, the meter and rhythm of the poem largely matches line 1, which is . . .

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trochaic octameter

Question 19

Who is the speaker in "Yet Do I Marvel?"

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someone considering God's omnipotence

Question 20

Who are the speakers in Morris’ poem?

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parents

Question 21

Where is the athlete in stanza 1 vs. stanza 2?

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being celebrated; dead in a coffin

Question 22

The perilous pool in Morris' poem is best understood as a . . .

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conceit

Question 23

The speaker questions the ____ that _____ in the last two lines.

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irony; black people be heard when historically silent

Question 24

Despite being a Transcendentalist, the imagery in stanza 15 is more reminiscent of . . .

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Modernism

Question 25

The "Alice" in stanza two alludes to . . .

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Alice in Wonderland

Question 26

What is the difference between metaphor and metonymy?

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Metonymic relationships are closer than metaphorical ones

Question 27

What’s ironic about the final line of stanza six (6)?

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the single flower choice vs. the normal bouquet

Question 28

The final lines uses a _____ to compare humans and animals

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metaphor

Question 29

What do these have in common: motion/ocean, willow/billow, landing/standing

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All of these

Question 30

In "The Grain of Things," what is the antecedent for the word "its" in line 4?

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the twisting country lane to be avoided

Question 31

What's the paradox in stanza four of Housman's poem?

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"And silence sounds no worse than cheers"

Question 32

References to the "part" but suggesting the "whole"

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synecdoche

Question 33

What can animals not do that humans can in the second to last stanza?

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Both of these

Question 34

"Townsmen of a stiller town" in "To an ADY" uses a ______ for the _______.

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metaphor; people buried in the cemetery

Question 35

The rhyming of words in the middle of a line and end is called _____ and is used to . . .

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internal rhyme; quicken the pace of the poem

Question 36

The purpose of stanza four is to . . .

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Contrast how different groups of people mourn

Question 37

Which line(s) in "Barbie Doll" use synecdoche?

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"So she cut off her nose and her legs / and offered them up"

Question 38

What is the central image and recurring motif in Poe's poem?

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an ominous, spectral visitor

Question 39

In "To an ADY," what is the relationship between lines four and six?

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C. They're linked ironically

Question 40

What do all of these have in common: the raven, the bust of Pallus, nepenthe, and Pluto

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they're all allusions

Question 41

The poem's overall tone is . . .

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obsessive

Question 42

A reference to outside pieces of literature, history, or art for the purpose of comparison

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Allusion

Question 43

The last stanza questions the appropriate power of the word . . .

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shed

Question 44

"Friends who think and say what they think" may be a metonym for . . .

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Non-conformists

Question 45

What lines are both possibly symbolic of progress & adversity & likely allusions to a HR poem?

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"To struggle up a never-ending / stair"

Question 46

What is personified in "To An ADY"'s stanza four?

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Both of these

Question 47

While both personify “hope,” how do Dickinson and Mueller treat “hope” differently?

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D's poem uses conceit; Mueller's several smaller metaphors

Question 48

What theme about adulthood might Morris’s poem suggest?

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learning self-sufficiency through overcoming adversity

Question 49

In Morris' poem, lines 13-14 and 16-17 are best understood as . . .

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paradoxes

Question 50

What line first establishes Housman’s use of apostrophe?

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1

Question 51

Amy Lowell's references to Venus constitute . . .

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allusion

Question 52

The final line is a _____ for non-conformist thoughts

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metaphor

Question 53

Which lines in Housman’s poem use a symbol of both victory and the ephemerality of life?

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