Question
Which word means the use of a word that comes from a sound such as vroom?
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10 points
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
2.) What does personification mean?
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10 points
the giving of human qualities or abilities to animals or things
a pattern of beats in a poem
a comparison of unlike things that uses like or as
3.) What is an example of personification from the poem "City Jazz?"
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10 points
Syncopated rhythm constant like a drumbeat
Stoplights breathe green, yellow...slow red
Music in the Billie Holiday voice of fall
4.) In the poem, "City Jazz," what does Miles feel as he strolls the city?
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10 points
cold
jazz music
tired
5.) Are contractions an informal register or formal register?
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10 points
formal
informal
6.) What does the root tele mean?
10 points
far
talk
close
7.) The wide angles of the trombone with its bitty-brr-bop-slide is an example of ________?
10 points
onomatopoeia
personification
metaphor
8.) Which word has a Greek root that means star in it?
10 points
astronaut
aquatic
mythology
9.) Which root means write?
10 points
graph
hydr
mech
10.) Which word has two roots in it?
10 points
plane
photograph
wander
*
10 points
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
2.) What does personification mean?
*
10 points
the giving of human qualities or abilities to animals or things
a pattern of beats in a poem
a comparison of unlike things that uses like or as
3.) What is an example of personification from the poem "City Jazz?"
*
10 points
Syncopated rhythm constant like a drumbeat
Stoplights breathe green, yellow...slow red
Music in the Billie Holiday voice of fall
4.) In the poem, "City Jazz," what does Miles feel as he strolls the city?
*
10 points
cold
jazz music
tired
5.) Are contractions an informal register or formal register?
*
10 points
formal
informal
6.) What does the root tele mean?
10 points
far
talk
close
7.) The wide angles of the trombone with its bitty-brr-bop-slide is an example of ________?
10 points
onomatopoeia
personification
metaphor
8.) Which word has a Greek root that means star in it?
10 points
astronaut
aquatic
mythology
9.) Which root means write?
10 points
graph
hydr
mech
10.) Which word has two roots in it?
10 points
plane
photograph
wander
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the answers to your questions:
1. **onomatopoeia**
(The term "onomatopoeia" refers to words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to, like "vroom.")
2. **the giving of human qualities or abilities to animals or things**
(Personification is a literary device where human traits are attributed to non-human entities.)
3. **Stoplights breathe green, yellow...slow red**
(This line from "City Jazz" exemplifies personification by attributing the human action of "breathing" to stoplights.)
4. **jazz music**
(In the context of the poem, Miles feels the influence or presence of jazz music as he strolls through the city.)
5. **informal**
(Contractions are typically considered informal and are often used in conversational language.)
6. **far**
(The root "tele" means "far," as in telephone (far voice) and television (far sight).)
7. **onomatopoeia**
(The phrase "bitty-brr-bop-slide" mimics the sounds associated with the trombone.)
8. **astronaut**
(The word "astronaut" contains the Greek root "astro," which means star.)
9. **graph**
(The root "graph" means to write or draw, as seen in words like "autograph" or "graphite.")
10. **photograph**
(The word "photograph" contains two roots: "photo" meaning light, and "graph" meaning to write.)
1. **onomatopoeia**
(The term "onomatopoeia" refers to words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to, like "vroom.")
2. **the giving of human qualities or abilities to animals or things**
(Personification is a literary device where human traits are attributed to non-human entities.)
3. **Stoplights breathe green, yellow...slow red**
(This line from "City Jazz" exemplifies personification by attributing the human action of "breathing" to stoplights.)
4. **jazz music**
(In the context of the poem, Miles feels the influence or presence of jazz music as he strolls through the city.)
5. **informal**
(Contractions are typically considered informal and are often used in conversational language.)
6. **far**
(The root "tele" means "far," as in telephone (far voice) and television (far sight).)
7. **onomatopoeia**
(The phrase "bitty-brr-bop-slide" mimics the sounds associated with the trombone.)
8. **astronaut**
(The word "astronaut" contains the Greek root "astro," which means star.)
9. **graph**
(The root "graph" means to write or draw, as seen in words like "autograph" or "graphite.")
10. **photograph**
(The word "photograph" contains two roots: "photo" meaning light, and "graph" meaning to write.)