20 Questions
What technique does the author use in the sentence 'And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws' to create a childlike excitement?
Repetitive adjectives
How does the sentence 'Then from far away across the world he smelled good things to eat, so he gave up being king of the wild things' demonstrate pacing in the authorial voice?
Transition between ideas
In what way does the sentence, 'Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by' from Robert Frost's 'The Road Less Taken' demonstrate the authorial voice?
Presence of specific events
What effect is achieved by the lack of comma breaks in the sentence 'And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws'?
Overwhelming sensation
How does the sentence 'Then from far away across the world he smelled good things to eat, so he gave up being king of the wild things' contrast with the previous sentence?
Characterizes the protagonist
What purpose does the repetitive use of 'terrible' in 'And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws' serve?
Evoke childish excitement
How does the sentence 'Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by' from Robert Frost's 'The Road Less Taken' reinforce an authorial voice?
'Somewhere ages and ages hence'
In what way does the sentence 'And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black.' from Robert Frost's 'The Road Less Taken' indicate action in the narrative?
'In leaves no step had trodden black'
'Then from far away across the world he smelled good things to eat, so he gave up being king of the wild things.' What aspect of character does this sentence reveal?
'gave up being king of the wild things'
'And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black.' What aspect of setting is revealed in this sentence?
'In leaves no step had trodden black.'
What effect does the lack of punctuation in the sentence 'And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth...' create?
Evokes overwhelming sensation
In 'The Road Less Taken', the narrator's choice to take the less traveled road signifies:
Courage to stand out
How do the contrasting sentences 'And the wild things roared their terrible roars...' and 'Then from far away across the world he smelled good things to eat...' differ in terms of tone?
Excitement vs. Calmness
What does the author achieve by constructing a run-on sentence with repetitive adjectives in 'And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth...'?
Generates childish excitement
The protagonist in the story is characterized by:
Rapid movement from idea to idea
Which of the following best describes the voice in Robert Frost's poem 'The Road Less Taken'?
Authorial and character voice combined
'Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by.' What aspect of decision-making does this line reflect?
Courage to make unique choices
'Oh, I kept the first for another day!' in 'The Road Less Taken' suggests a sense of:
'One more chance' mentality
'And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black.' What does this sentence reveal about the setting?
'No step had trodden black leaves' denotes untouched surroundings
'He smelled good things to eat, so he gave up being king of the wild things.' What aspect of character development does this sentence demonstrate?
'Smelling good things' symbolizes temptation and impulsiveness
Explore different literary devices used by authors to control the speed of events, such as pacing, punctuation, and persona. Understand how these elements contribute to the overall tone and atmosphere of a story.
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