A writer’s choice and use of words.
What is diction?(1 point)
Responses
A writer’s attitude toward a subject.
A writer’s attitude toward a subject.
A writer’s choice and use of words.
A writer’s choice and use of words.
The thoughts and associations a word evokes.
The thoughts and associations a word evokes.
The dictionary definition of a word.
The dictionary definition of a word.
9 answers
Spring Storm
by William Carlos Williams
The sky has given over
its bitterness.
Out of the dark change
all day long
rain falls and falls
as if it would never end.
"Spring Storm" by William Carlos Williams
Question
Use the lines below to answer the question.
Which word from these lines has a negative connotation?
(1 point)
Responses
sky
sky
over
over
would
would
bitterness
bitterness
by William Carlos Williams
The sky has given over
its bitterness.
Out of the dark change
all day long
rain falls and falls
as if it would never end.
"Spring Storm" by William Carlos Williams
Question
Use the lines below to answer the question.
Which word from these lines has a negative connotation?
(1 point)
Responses
sky
sky
over
over
would
would
bitterness
bitterness
bitterness
What is imagery?(1 point)
Responses
the overall emotional feeling or atmosphere of a literary work
the overall emotional feeling or atmosphere of a literary work
the thoughts and associations a word evokes
the thoughts and associations a word evokes
a writer’s choice and use of words
a writer’s choice and use of words
a writer’s descriptions that evoke mental snapshots that appeal to the senses
Responses
the overall emotional feeling or atmosphere of a literary work
the overall emotional feeling or atmosphere of a literary work
the thoughts and associations a word evokes
the thoughts and associations a word evokes
a writer’s choice and use of words
a writer’s choice and use of words
a writer’s descriptions that evoke mental snapshots that appeal to the senses
a writer’s descriptions that evoke mental snapshots that appeal to the senses
Question
Which sentence contains a simile?(1 point)
Responses
The cat smiled knowingly as it knocked jar after jar off the table.
The cat smiled knowingly as it knocked jar after jar off the table.
Dalia’s heated argument with her father proved to be an epic battle that she eventually won.
Dalia’s heated argument with her father proved to be an epic battle that she eventually won.
Neila felt she had moved a million miles away as she unlocked the door to her new apartment.
Neila felt she had moved a million miles away as she unlocked the door to her new apartment.
The mounds of freshly fallen snow looked like puffy clouds.
Which sentence contains a simile?(1 point)
Responses
The cat smiled knowingly as it knocked jar after jar off the table.
The cat smiled knowingly as it knocked jar after jar off the table.
Dalia’s heated argument with her father proved to be an epic battle that she eventually won.
Dalia’s heated argument with her father proved to be an epic battle that she eventually won.
Neila felt she had moved a million miles away as she unlocked the door to her new apartment.
Neila felt she had moved a million miles away as she unlocked the door to her new apartment.
The mounds of freshly fallen snow looked like puffy clouds.
The mounds of freshly fallen snow looked like puffy clouds.
Spring Storm
by William Carlos Williams
The sky has given over
its bitterness.
Out of the dark change
all day long
rain falls and falls
as if it would never end.
"Spring Storm" by William Carlos Williams
Question
Use the lines to answer the question.
What is personified in these lines?
(1 point)
Responses
the sky
the sky
the rain
the rain
the dark
the dark
the day
by William Carlos Williams
The sky has given over
its bitterness.
Out of the dark change
all day long
rain falls and falls
as if it would never end.
"Spring Storm" by William Carlos Williams
Question
Use the lines to answer the question.
What is personified in these lines?
(1 point)
Responses
the sky
the sky
the rain
the rain
the dark
the dark
the day
the sky
1 answer