Which type of poem uses four-line stanzas and has a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables per line?(1 point)
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litany
ballad
villanelle
haiku
What is the definition of consonance?(1 point)
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when several words in a short section contain the same consonant sound
when multiple words within a line of poetry rhyme
when several words in a short section begin with the same sound
when several words in a short section contain the same vowel sound
Use the lines below to answer the question
Which line is an example of alliteration?
(1 point)
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“Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;”
“Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.”
“Went envying her and me—"
“Of those who were older than we—"
Use the poem “It sifts from Leaden Sieves” below to answer the question.
According to the connotations of the words in the final stanza, what adjective might best describe this snow?
(1 point)
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forbidden
sparkling
hard
delicate
Use the passage to answer the question.
Draw a conclusion about the author’s purpose for the use of figurative language in the last line.
(1 point)
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The figurative language unites the sunrise, the waking city, and the speaker in one moment in time.
The figurative language connects the city to the images of light in the poem.
The figurative language compares a spark to the speaker’s appearance.
The figurative language gives the sun human characteristics like the speaker in the poem.
What is the relationship between the exposition and the climax of a play?(1 point)
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The exposition deepens and develops the conflicts that eventually lead to the most intense events in the play.
The exposition is where the events and circumstances of the climax are resolved.
The exposition introduces the audience to the factors that will lead to the most intense events in the play.
The climax resolves the circumstances and issues presented in the exposition.
Use the following excerpt from the play I Am American to answer the question.
What is the effect of this exposition in the play?
(1 point)
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It describes the daily life of a main character.
It describes how the events of the play got more complicated.
It introduces a conflict that must be resolved.
It gives background information about one of the characters.
How does repetition affect the structure of the play?(1 point)
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Repeated silent entrances and exits indicate that many conflicts go unresolved.
Repeated rhythms in drums and dance suggest a single unified heartbeat.
Repeated lines (“I am American”) and devices (pantomime) reinforce the similarities between stories.
Repeated dates (1634, 1847, 1863) call attention to the scope of the nation’s history.
Use the passage to answer the question.
What is the most likely reason that Rebecca begs to be allowed to stay during General Howe’s meeting?
(1 point)
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She wants to learn more of the British army’s plans.
She wants to demonstrate her loyalty to the British.
She wants to help the British by making them comfortable.
She wants to influence General Howe not to attack.
Use the passage to answer the question.
How does the Silhouettes’ singing of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” enhance Ty Smith’s story?
(1 point)
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It provides an example of the blues music Ty’s people invented.
It offers the precise factual details that are glossed over in the speech.
It accompanies a story of slavery with a spiritual song that was sung by enslaved people.
It creates a realistic soundscape of the miseries Ty’s ancestors endured.
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which line from the text uses tone to show the women’s feelings toward the British?
(1 point)
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The British think my entire family has been sent away.
’Tis a disgrace, the way families have been separated in this war.
And that General Howe is a pompous turkey!
Now that I am separated from my family, I always welcome guests.
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which detail in the monologue from Vincent Lopinto connects to the theme that for many immigrants, America offered a better life than the country they came from?
(1 point)
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Lopinto’s great-great grandfather got a job in construction with other people from Naples, Italy.
In America, Lopinto’s great-great grandfather moved to the Upper East Side and later got married.
In Italy, Lopinto’s great-great grandfather would have worked his whole life for nothing.
Lopinto’s great-great grandfather came to America speaking almost no English.
In 1–2 sentences, explain a conclusion that can be drawn about the poem “a song” by paul laurence dunbar based on its structure.