1. Read the following lines from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven".
"suddenly there came a tapping, / As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door."
Which poetic device does Poe use in these lines?
A. consonance
B. hyperbole
C. metaphor
D. onomatopoeia
2. Which quote from " The morning of June 28, 1948" best supports the conclusion that the public strongly disliked "The lottery"?
A. " This, as any writer of stories can tell you, is not a usual thing."
B. " Your story has kicked up quite a fuss around the office."
C. "Later that day there was a call from one of the magazine's editors; they had a couple of people phone in about my story, he said, and was there anything I particularly wanted him to say if there were any more calls?"
D. "One of the most terrifying aspects of publishing stories and books in the realization that they are going to be read, and read by strangers."
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