Kate, Bob, Peter -- please stick with one name when posting on this forum.
Both answers are wrong.
7. In Song of Myself, number 33, Whitman personifies death as something chasing a ship. This figure of speech —
In Song of Myself, number 33, Whitman personifies death as something chasing a ship. This figure of speech —
a. suggests that the victims were doomed from the start
b. shows that death is always present, even when we are not aware of it
c. makes death seem to be a justified end
d. shows death’s enormous and persistent power
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8. Unlike other poem forms, a sonnet must —
Unlike other poem forms, a sonnet must — a. be divided into two parts
b. have an abba rhyme scheme
c. address the theme of love
d. have fourteen lines
7.c
8.b
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#7 i would say b
#8 I would say d
#8 I would say d
for #8 - I believe d is correct; a sonnet does have 14 (iambic)lines; 8 in the first part(the octet) and 6 in the second (the sestet).
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