A.   synecdoche

B.   anaphora

C.   alliteration

D.   volta

A.   A "caesura" is used in Mediterranean poetry such as a Petrarchan sonnet, and "erasure" is used in American poetry written in the late 20th century

B.   A "caesura" is a poetic device and "erasure" is a concept

C.   A "caesura" is named after a Roman Emperor and "erasure" is named after a felt-device

D.   A "caesura" marks the start of a new line in poetry and "erasure" marks the conclusion of a poem

A.   1500 words

B.   1200 words

C.   1000 words

D.   800 words

A.   14 lines at least

B.   at least ten lines

C.   four stanzas

D.   three quatrains

A.   verbiage used to make it to the word count but containing little meaning

B.   a kind of sound-proofing that she recommends to help you concentrate as you write

C.   a woven texture that makes cotton trousers very comfortable in the hot hot summers of LA

D.   a treat you deserve once you've submitted your essay

A.   rational presentation of your thinking in a coherent, thoughtful sequence of sentences that guide the reader to follow your thoughts, careful and sustained examination of the effect created by the poet's language and use of tropes and devices

B.   providing ample evidence in the form of direct quotations to support your ideas and to illustrate them, words that increase the readers understanding of a poem = stronger analytical writing, rational presentation of your thinking in a coherent, thoughtful sequence of sentences that guide the reader to follow your thoughts, careful and sustained examination of the effect created by the poet's language and use of tropes and devices

C.   words that increase the readers understanding of a poem = stronger analytical writing

D.   providing ample evidence in the form of direct quotations to support your ideas and to illustrate them, rational presentation of your thinking in a coherent, thoughtful sequence of sentences that guide the reader to follow your thoughts, careful and sustained examination of the effect created by the poet's language and use of tropes and devices

A.   the correct format for the due date

B.   your last name and page number in the top right hand corner

C.   your name, the instructor's name, the class name, and the due date of the paper

D.   a Works Cited page