10 Questions
What is the definition of chiasmus?
Reversal of grammatical structures in phrases or clauses
Which figure of speech is used to address an abstract quality or a dead person as if present?
Apostrophe
Which poetic device involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?
Alliteration
What is the repetition of vowel sounds at close intervals in words called?
Assonance
Which poetic device involves the close repetition of consonant sounds before and after vowel sounds?
Consonance
According to W.H. Auden, what must a poem be as skillfully constructed as?
A table or a motorcycle
What distinguishes our experience of poetry as poetry?
The line
What are the two types of lines mentioned in the text?
End-stopped and enjambed
Which figure of speech involves the reversal of grammatical structures in phrases or clauses?
Chiasmus
What is the purpose of apostrophe as a figure of speech?
To address an abstract quality or idea as if present
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