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The prominent literary device in these lines is: "The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep Moans round with many voices."
The prominent literary device in these lines is: "The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep Moans round with many voices."
- Consonance
- Analogy
- Personification (correct)
- Anthropomorphism
The literary device used to underscore the sarcasm in these lines is: "Not louder shrieks to pitying Heav'n are cast, When husbands or when lap-dogs breathe their last,"
The literary device used to underscore the sarcasm in these lines is: "Not louder shrieks to pitying Heav'n are cast, When husbands or when lap-dogs breathe their last,"
- Paradox
- Nemesis
- Parallelism
- Juxtaposition (correct)
Whitecaps on the bay:
A broken signboard banging
In the April wind.
This short, impressionistic poem is called-
Whitecaps on the bay: A broken signboard banging In the April wind. This short, impressionistic poem is called-
- Tanka
- Kigo
- Haiku (correct)
- Concrete Poem
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Personification
Personification
Attributing human traits to non-human entities.
Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition
Placing two elements side by side for contrast.
Consonance
Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity.
Sarcasm
Sarcasm
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Haiku
Haiku
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Concrete Poem
Concrete Poem
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Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism
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Tanka
Tanka
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Parallelism
Parallelism
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Kigo
Kigo
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Alliteration
Alliteration
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Eye Rhyme
Eye Rhyme
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Assonance
Assonance
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Pun
Pun
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Metonymy
Metonymy
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Antithesis
Antithesis
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Euphemism
Euphemism
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Aphorism
Aphorism
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Dissonance
Dissonance
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Hyperbole
Hyperbole
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Study Notes
Literary Device Identification
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Poem xxiii: The prominent literary device in "The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep Moans round with many voices" is personification. Moans are given human characteristics.
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Poem xxiv: The literary device used to highlight sarcasm in "Not louder shrieks to pitying Heav'n are cast, When husbands or when lap-dogs breathe their last" is juxtaposition. The contrast between loud shrieks and the relatively insignificant death of a lapdog highlights the sarcasm.
Poem Classification
- Poem xxv: The short, impressionistic poem "Whitecaps on the bay: A broken signboard banging In the April wind" is a haiku.
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