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Poetry Test Review
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1
The secondary interpretation in poetry is often referred to as...
the connotative meaning
Figurative meaning
denotative meaning
literal meaning
2
The scar is a METAPHOR that suggests
pain, suffering, and healing
an open wound
the struggle
everything is "just peachy"
3
The speaker supports the idea the war caused physical suffering by
describing the soldiers injuries
comparing aspects of the war to physical wounds
suggesting the wall is like an archeaological dig
reflecting on his own injuries
4
"Taller than I am: I have walked/ Into a grave" expresses that the speaker has walked into a
trap
memorial for the dead
silent place
forbidden place
5
The speaker uses the onion SIMILE to express that visiting the wall
is like peeling layer after layer
leaves a bad taste in one's mouth
brings on sudden crying
requires close attention
6
The CENTRAL IDEA of the poem is that The Vietnam Wall
records the deaths of the speaker's friends and relatives
has a powerful emotional effect on the people who visit it.
resembles a scar
lists those who died
7
The PUNCTUATION in lines 40-42
captures the broken sobs of the men
stresses the sudden nature of the deaths in Vietnam
conveys the startling silence of visiting the wall
introduces an air of mystery
8
The panels of the wall increase in size as the
war was opposed by many people
those who died came from around the world
there was confusion about who died
death rate rose as the war progressed
9
The Author and the speaker are the always the same person.
True
False
10
The EFFECT of the short choppy sentences
conveys the wall means different things to different people
suggests the speaker contradicts himself
captures a tone of child-like wonder
reflects the thoughts and emotions building in the speaker
11
What is the best way to provide evidence for a discussion question?
Explain what the poem means.
Name the literary device and quote it word for word from the poem.
Describe what is being said.
Make sure to answer the question.
12
A four line stanza is called a...
Cinquain
Quatrain
Couplet
Octoplet
13
Which PUNCTUATION conveys the pain and sorrow of those who visit the wall?
accent mark in line 29.
dashes in line 25
colons in lines 3 and 20
commas in lines 13-15
14
An author focuses the main idea of a poem with...
Onomatopeia
imagery
character development
Repetition
15
At the wall, who is openly grieving(crying)?
the speaker
little kids
junior high school boys
men
16
A unit of poetry composed of lines that relate to a similar thought or topic—like a paragraph.
Literary devices
A Stanza
The Topic
The Meter
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A type of comparison in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human.
Simile
Allusion
Personification
Metaphor
