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