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Literary Devices Overview

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What literary device is used when a poet spells out a name using the first letter of each line?

Acrostic

Which of the following best describes the meter known as anapest?

Two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable

Which literary device is used when a writer describes a visual work of art?

Ekphrasis

In Keats' 'Ode on a Grecian Urn', what does the urn depict?

<p>The fate of two lovers</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole given in the text?

<p>'The brightness of Juliet's cheek would shame those stars'</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which poem by Lord Byron is cited as an example of anapest meter?

<p>The Destruction of Sennacherib</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the opposite of the anapest meter?

<p>Dactyl</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which literary device is used when a word's sound echoes its meaning?

<p>Onomatopoeia</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the example from 'The Highwayman', what is the purpose of the words 'tlot-tlot'?

<p>To describe the sound of horses' hooves</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which line from Keats' poem 'Georgiana Augusta Keats' is an example of anapest meter?

<p>Take you to real happiness and give</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the poem that John Keats uses to spell out the name 'Georgiana Augusta Keats' using the first letter of each line?

<p>Georgiana Augusta Keats</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the defining characteristic of the anapest meter, as described in the text?

<p>Two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Keats' poem 'Ode on a Grecian Urn', what does the urn depict according to the text?

<p>The fate of two lovers</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia given in the text?

<p>Tlot-tlot; tlot-tlot!</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the opposite of the anapest meter, as described in the text?

<p>Dactyl meter</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which literary device is used when a writer describes a visual work of art, as mentioned in the text?

<p>Ekphrasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which poem by Lord Byron is cited as an example of anapest meter in the text?

<p>The Destruction of Sennacherib</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole given in the text?

<p>The brightness of Juliet's cheek would shame those stars</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which literary device is used when a word's sound echoes its meaning, as mentioned in the text?

<p>Onomatopoeia</p> Signup and view all the answers

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