Question

5.Select the correct answer from the list.(1 point)
“When I get home, the warm smell from the kitchen greets me at the door” is an example of
.
“The soup gurgles and splats on the stove when it boils over” is an example of

4.Select the correct answer from the list.(1 point)
“There is a metric ton of books in my backpack” is an example of
.
“My backpack stubbornly refuses all attempts to lift it, even when I use both hands” is an example of
.
3.What is imagery in the context of poetry?(1 point)
Responses

the location and time frame that a poem takes place in
the location and time frame that a poem takes place in

the overall emotional atmosphere of a poem
the overall emotional atmosphere of a poem

overarching ideas in a poem that help create meaning
overarching ideas in a poem that help create meaning

descriptions in a poem that appeal to the five senses
2.What is connotation?(1 point)
Responses

the thoughts and associations words evoke
the thoughts and associations words evoke

the rules and structure of language
the rules and structure of language

the dictionary meaning of words
the dictionary meaning of words

the choice and use of words
1.What is diction?(1 point)
Responses

the thoughts and associations words evoke
the thoughts and associations words evoke

the choice and use of words
the choice and use of words

the rules and structure of language
the rules and structure of language

the dictionary meaning of words

Answer 1

1. diction — the choice and use of words

2. connotation — the thoughts and associations words evoke

3. imagery — descriptions in a poem that appeal to the five senses

4. “There is a metric ton of books in my backpack” — hyperbole
“My backpack stubbornly refuses all attempts to lift it…” — personification

5. “When I get home, the warm smell from the kitchen greets me at the door” — personification
“The soup gurgles and splats on the stove when it boils over” — onomatopoeia