Which of the following lines would best support the statement? Longfellow uses onomatopoeia to suggest the sound of a galloping horse.

"A glimmer, and then a gleam of light!"
"And beneath from the pebbles, in passing, a spark"
"And felt the breath of the morning breeze"
"And the moonlight flowing over all"
Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(MC)

Read the following lines:

He saw the gilded weathercock
Swim in the moonlight as he passed,
And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare,
Gaze at him with a spectral glare,
As if they already stood aghast
At the bloody work they would look upon.

Which of the following statements best explains the effect of the personification in these lines?

The imagery of the moonlight swimming creates a confusing environment.
The description of the windows as empty eyes with a ghostly look creates a dark mood.
The personification of the windows makes the day seem open to endless opportunity.
The description of the meeting house as a blank face communicates a hopeful tone.
Question 3(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(MC)

Read the following lines:

A hurry of hoofs in a village-street,
A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark,
And beneath from the pebbles, in passing, a spark
Struck out by a steed that flies fearless and fleet:

Which of the following statements best explains the effect of the alliteration in these lines?

The alliteration produces a complicated end rhyme scheme.
The alliteration creates a slow, suspenseful rhythm.
The alliteration gives human qualities to the hooves and the horse.
The alliteration creates a fast pace like the horses' hooves.
Question 4(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(MC)

Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of the lines below?

Then he climbed to the tower of the church,
Up the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread,
To the belfry-chamber overhead,
And startled the pigeons from their perch
On the somber rafters, that round him made
Masses and moving shapes of shade,--

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Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(MC)

Read the following lines:

The Somerset, British man-of-war
A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon, like a prison-bar,

Which of the following statements best explains the meaning of the figurative language, "like a prison-bar"?

The British ship is a phantom, like the moon, that cannot be imprisoned.
The night is a prison to everyone, the British, the colonists, and even the ship.
The mast looks like it imprisons the moon, like the British imprison the colonists.
The Somerset is sailing away from the bay, fighting for its freedom.
Question 6(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(LC)

Which of the following lines contain personification?

And felt the breath of the morning breeze 1
Blowing over the meadows brown. 2
And one was safe and asleep in his bed 3
Who at the bridge would be first to fall, 4
Who that day would be lying dead, 5
Pierced by a British musket-ball. 6
Line 1 only
Lines 1, 4, and 5
Lines 2 and 3
Line 6 only
Question 7(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(LC)

Which of the following is most responsible for creating rhythm in a poem?

Simile
Rhyme
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Question 8(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(LC)

Select the word that best completes the following sentence:

A poet uses to create sound in a poem.

imagery
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
Question 9(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(LC)

Which of the following lines contain onomatopoeia?

The watchful night-wind, as it went 1
Creeping along from tent to tent, 2
And seeming to whisper, "All is well!" 3
A moment only he feels the spell 4
Of the place and the hour, and the secret dread 5
Line 1 only
Lines 2 and 5
Line 3 only
Lines 4 and 5
Question 10(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(LC)

Which of the following lines contain alliteration?

Meanwhile, his friend, through alley and street 1
Wanders and watches with eager ears, 2
Till in the silence around him he hears 3
The muster of men at the barrack door, 4
The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet, 5
And the measured tread of the grenadiers 6
Marching down to their boats on the shore. 7
Lines 1 and 2
Lines 2, 3, 4
Lines 6 and 7
Line 4 only