Quiz 1 - Concepts and "Muliebrity"

An exaggeration that generates humour or emphasizes a specific aspect.

The poem is structured to resemble what?

In "Muliebrity", "these smells surrounding me separately // and simultaneously" is an example of what device?

Tools that the writer uses to produce a specific effect and powerfully convey their messages through their writing.

A group of lines in a poem.

This determines the point of view of a poem.

To examine in detail the elements or structure of something.

A description of an object that replaces it with another in order to compare them.

When the meaning runs over from one poetic line to the next, without terminal punctuation

What qualities does the girl have in the eyes of the poetic speaker?

What is the meaning of "muliebrity"?

Giving human characteristics to ideas, animals, or objects.

Another word for "point of view"

The central idea or underlying meaning in a text.

A written representation or account of a person, object, or event.

canna lilies are symbolic of

The combination of two words that appear to contradict each other.

Why is the speaker "unwilling to use her (the girl) as a metaphor"?

This type of writing that imitates the way we think is common to what literary movement?

Which of the following are repeated in the poem? (more than one answer)

Which of the following describe the speaker in "Muliebrity" (more than one answer)

Which of these is not NOT a main theme of this poem?

The smells described contrast each other

Why might the girl be collecting cow dung? (multiple answers)

The way in which the different elements are organized in a poem, including changes in topic and tone, rhyme, rhythm...

Which devices make the imagery accumulate almost chaotically, like in a memory? (more than one answer)

A comparison that uses terms such as "like" or "as".

Descriptive language that attempts to invoke one or more of the five senses.

Why might power "glisten" in the girl's cheekbones?

What tone do you think the poem has?