English 1102 - English Composition II » Spring 2022 » Poetry Quiz 9

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Question #1
Match the term with the most appropriate definition. Metaphor
A.   A reference to a person, placce, event, text, etc. outside the text
B.   An implicit comparison that describes one thing as a something else
C.   An explicit comparison using like or as
D.   Giving abstract ideas human qualities
Question #2
Match the term with the most appropriate definition. Simile
A.   An explicit comparison using like or as
B.   An elaborate comparison (usually between two very unlike things)
C.   Giving abstract ideas human qualities
D.   A reference to a person, placce, event, text, etc. outside the text
Question #3
Match the term with the most appropriate definition. Personification
A.   Giving abstract ideas human qualities
B.   An elaborate comparison (usually between two very unlike things)
C.   An explicit comparison using like or as
D.   An implicit comparison that describes one thing as a something else
Question #4
Match the term with the most appropriate definition. Allusion
A.   An implicit comparison that describes one thing as a something else
B.   A reference to a person, placce, event, text, etc. outside the text
C.   An explicit comparison using like or as
D.   An elaborate comparison (usually between two very unlike things)
Question #5
Match the term with the most appropriate definition. Analogy
A.   An elaborate comparison (usually between two very unlike things)
B.   Giving abstract ideas human qualities
C.   An explicit comparison using like or as
D.   An implicit comparison that describes one thing as a something else
Question #6
All figurative language involves an attempt to clarify something and to prompt readers to feel a certain way about it.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #7
What is a symbol?
A.   A letter, figure, or other character or mark or a combination of letters or the like used to designate something
B.   Something that stands for something else.
C.   Something all people will recofnize immediately
D.   A word, phrase, image, or the like having a complex of associated meanings and perceived as having inherent value separable from that which is symbolized
Question #8
An invented symbol is open to anyone's interpretation.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #9
What might the raven be symbolic for in Poe's poem?
A.   Death and Freedom
B.   Death, Madness, Grief, and Addiction
C.   Freedom and Addiction
D.   Freedom and Grief

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