ELL Poetry Quiz - English 9

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

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

Which is the best example of personification?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the main subject of "The Raven"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which statement best characterizes "Jabberwocky"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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