I am need help with these questions I keep getting the answer wrong can you help me by explaining why

The way Cowley uses the phrase "my own country" is an example of

A. simile.
B. consonance.

C. repetition.

D. personification.

my answer is c


The phrase "mid-May" is an example of

A. assonance.
B. consonance.

C. alliteration.

D. metaphor.

my answer is d

During the Romantic period, poets placed an emphasis on

A. discipline.
B. order.

C. hierarchy.

D. nature.


my answer a

Which one of the following words is an iamb?

A. Rachel
B. Alice

C. JoAnne

D. Sally

my answer a

The line "A tree whose hungry mouth is prest" is an example of iambic

A. trimeter.
B. pentameter.

C. tetrameter.

D. dimeter.


my answer b

What is the most probable reason that rhyme and repetition first found their ways into poems?

A. People wanted a beat they could dance to.
B. They were written for the upper class.

C. Heroes in epics tended to talk that way.

D. The poems were easier to remember and pass on.

my answer is c

Which one of the poems you've read uses the words floats, fluttering, and dancing?

A. "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
B. "Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds"

C. "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?"

D. "The Long Voyage"

My answer is c

Emphasizing the importance of order, law, discipline, and tradition is typical of _______ literature.

A. Romantic
B. Classical

C. discursive

D. dramatic
my answer is d


Which one of the following phrases is an example of consonance?

A. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be
B. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines

C. Drink to me only with thine eyes

D. River birch and upland beech

my answer a


Which one of the poems you've read has the rhyme scheme AA BB CC . . . ?

A. "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
B. "Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds"

C. "The Long Voyage"

D. "Trees"

my answer is b


15. "Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds" is an example of which type of poem?

A. Narrative
B. Discursive

C. Dramatic

D. Descriptive
my answer is a


"Foam brightens like the dogwood now" is an example of

A. a simile.
B. a metaphor.

C. alliteration.

D. consonance.


my answe is c

The rhyme scheme of Shakespeare' s sonnets is

A. AABB CCDD EEFF GG.
B. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

C. ABBA CDDC EFFE GG.

D. ABCD ABCD ABCD GG.

I guess this was d (I didn't really under stand so I guessed


Who are the "fools" mentioned in the poem "Trees"?

A. Poets
B. Gods

C. Trees

D. Robins
my answer a

1. Who is Cowley and what's the title of the work?

2. "mid-May" - m..m.. = alliteration
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/alliteration.html

3. Romantic = nature
http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_R.html
Scroll down and read about Romanticism.

4. An iamb has two syllables, with the stress on the second syllable. Rachel, Alice, and Sally all have the stress on the first syllable.
http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_M.html
Scroll down and read about Meter.

5. Pentameter means five "feet" to the line. Which one means four "feet" to the line? http://www.answers.com
A "foot" in poetry is the number of syllables in whatever type of meter the poet is writing in. Iambic anything means two syllables in each foot, and this line has eight syllables, therefore four feet.

6. Either A or D -- my preference is D.

7. I haven't read those; go back and read them all, and it should be clear.

8. http://www.answers.com/romantic
and
http://www.answers.com/classical
and

http://www.answers.com/discursive
and
http://www.answers.com/dramatic
Which one?

9. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/consonance.html

10. You have the means to look up each of those terms in the links I've already given you.

11. http://www.artofeurope.com/shakespeare/sha3.htm Look at the ends of the lines and let me know what YOU think the rhyme scheme is.

12. http://www.bartleby.com/104/119.html
Very obvious if you read carefully.

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1. C Correct

2. B Correct
3. D C STUDY GUID 98-100
4. A Correct
5. C Correct
6. C Correct
7. D Correct
8. C Correct
9. C Correct
10. D Correct
11. A Correct
12. C B STUDY GUID 94-96
13. D Correct
14. D Correct
15. B Correct
16. A Correct
17. B Correct
18. A Correct
19. C B STUDY GUID 89-93
20. A Correct

For the first question, "The way Cowley uses the phrase 'my own country' is an example of," you chose option C, repetition. However, the correct answer is D, personification. To understand why, let's break down the options:

A. Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as." Cowley's usage of the phrase "my own country" does not make a direct comparison to something else, so it is not a simile.

B. Consonance: Consonance refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase. However, Cowley's usage of the phrase does not involve repetitive consonant sounds, so it is not consonance.

C. Repetition: Repetition refers to the act of repeating words or phrases for emphasis or rhythmic effect. While Cowley does repeat the phrase "my own country," the reason for repetition in this context is not for emphasis or rhythm. Therefore, it is not repetition.

D. Personification: Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human entities, such as animals, objects, or abstract concepts. In this case, the phrase "my own country" personifies the country, suggesting that it possesses the characteristics of being personal or belonging to Cowley. Hence, D, personification, is the correct answer.

Regarding the second question, "The phrase 'mid-May' is an example of," you selected option D, metaphor. However, the correct answer is A, assonance. Let's examine the options:

A. Assonance: Assonance refers to the repetition of vowel sounds within a phrase or sentence. In the case of "mid-May," the repetition of the "i" sound is an example of assonance, making A the correct answer.

B. Consonance: Consonance, as mentioned before, involves repetitive consonant sounds, which are not present in the phrase "mid-May."

C. Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words. "Mid-May" does not repeat any consonant sounds at the beginning of the words, so it is not alliteration.

D. Metaphor: Metaphor involves making a comparison between two unrelated things, typically using "is" or "are." However, the phrase "mid-May" is not comparing one thing to another, so it is not a metaphor.

For the remaining questions, please specify your chosen answer, and I will explain why it is correct or incorrect.