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...syllables called? 1. In poetry, what is the arrangement of lines into stressed and unstressed syllables called? (1 point)
rhythm
rhyme
imagery
meter
2. Which statement below is the best summary of these lines from "Old Ironsides"?
Her deck, once red with heroes' blood,/ Where knelt the vanquished foe,/ When winds were hurrying o'er the flood,/ And waves were white below,/ No more shall feel the victor's tread,/ Or know the conquered knee;—
(1 point)
The blood of past battles will be washed off the ship by water.
The ship will no longer see people battling on her deck.
The ship was best in battle when the waves were high.
The winners no longer stay on deck but are honored on shore.
3. What is the meter of the selection from Snowbound, which consists of four poetic feet, each one consisting of an unstressed and a stressed syllable? (1 point)
iambic pentameter
free verse
iambic tetrameter
couplets
4. In which of the following is the meaning of ominous expressed? (1 point)
"Old Ironsides" had fought and won many a battle.
The poet urges people to approach death with trust.
The sky grew dark and a wind howled out of the west.
The gentle snow covered the grave of the poet's child.
5. Which example uses a participle as an adjective that modifies a noun? (1 point)
"On whitewashed wall and sagging beam"
"Beneath it rung the battle shout"
"Comes a still voice—Yet a few days, and thee"
"As night drew on, and, from the crest"
rhythm
rhyme
imagery
meter
2. Which statement below is the best summary of these lines from "Old Ironsides"?
Her deck, once red with heroes' blood,/ Where knelt the vanquished foe,/ When winds were hurrying o'er the flood,/ And waves were white below,/ No more shall feel the victor's tread,/ Or know the conquered knee;—
(1 point)
The blood of past battles will be washed off the ship by water.
The ship will no longer see people battling on her deck.
The ship was best in battle when the waves were high.
The winners no longer stay on deck but are honored on shore.
3. What is the meter of the selection from Snowbound, which consists of four poetic feet, each one consisting of an unstressed and a stressed syllable? (1 point)
iambic pentameter
free verse
iambic tetrameter
couplets
4. In which of the following is the meaning of ominous expressed? (1 point)
"Old Ironsides" had fought and won many a battle.
The poet urges people to approach death with trust.
The sky grew dark and a wind howled out of the west.
The gentle snow covered the grave of the poet's child.
5. Which example uses a participle as an adjective that modifies a noun? (1 point)
"On whitewashed wall and sagging beam"
"Beneath it rung the battle shout"
"Comes a still voice—Yet a few days, and thee"
"As night drew on, and, from the crest"