Which sentence uses comma(s) correctly?

Because the project was delayed, she still had no place to sleep.

Which sentence has a mechanical error?

The house was known for it's spooky elegance.

Which line is anapestic trimeter?

In the woods, on a hill, I can see

Which sentence uses a gerund phrase?

She hated having to read such a long novel.

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

To whom should I address the letter?

Which one is most effective for poetry analysis?

The speaker describes "zombies endlessly crawling" with a tone of regret.

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1
"The land is lost to all who go" is in what meter?
Dactylic Pentameter
Iambic Pentameter
Trochaic tetrameter
Iambic tetrameter
2
One difference between Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets is that Shakespearean sonnets end in a rhymed couplet.
False
True
3
The word "Nature" is trochaic.
False
True
4
Which sentence uses comma(s) correctly?
Because the project was delayed, she still had no place to sleep.
The last time we saw the chapel, this time we will see the museum.
The narrator says that, "families are a puzzle."
We waited for the train, while she rand and procured coffee.
5
Which sentence has a mechanical error?
The house was known for it's spooky elegance.
The bad news affected her ability to focus all day.
I tried to figure out the soultion to the problem but couldn't seem to.
Despite the cold, we went for a long walk through town.
6
Which line is anapestic trimeter?
Overcome by a dream in the middle of the day
We were very tired, we were very merry
Forward the light brigade goes to march
In the woods, on a hill, I can see
7
"soul" and "all" is an example of slant rhyme
True
False
8
Which sentence uses a gerund phrase?
She hated having to read such a long novel.
Having read the novel carefully, she felt that the test was a breeze.
I was overworked and having a meltdown when she came by.
The leader of the sect, having a vision, urged them to change their route.
9
"Since" is an example of a coordinating conjunction
True
False
10
This citation is correct MLA Style: The narrator says how "pregnancy is like being foreign" (32).
False
True
11
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
She didn't realize whom would be attending.
This message is from whomever wrote that graffiti.
To whom should I address the letter?
The plan was made, whoever was called in first would distract the teacher.
12
"The sun rose dripping" like what in "Recuerdo?"
"like honey from the hive"
"a bucket of pears"
" a bucketful of gold"
"something wan and cold"
13
Which one is most effective for poetry analysis?
Frost wants his readers to reflect upon youth.
The speaker describes "zombies endlessly crawling" with a tone of regret.
The speaker intends to wake readers up from their apathy with this simile.
The poet shows his distress by comparing the relationship to deer in agony
14
Which line has sibilance?
She was shy but she also could shake
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
The bird bit off a bunch of bark
Seven sailors on the salty sea
15
A sonnet has how many lines?
fourteen
twelve
seven
ten

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