A villanelle is

A. a favorite technique of John Donne.

B. a type of complex sonnet.

C. a narrative poem written in blank verse.

D. a formal poem using extensive repetition.

What Granny might mean when she says she "had her secret comfortable understanding with a few favorite saints who cleared a straight road to God for her"

A definition of formal poetry is verse that A. uses figurative language. B. sticks to certain traditional patterns. C. is written in blank verse. D. has no rhyme scheme.

Read these sentences and answer the question that follow. The girl spent the day at the beach. The girl forgot to bring sunscreen. The girl was badly sunburned. The girl could not go to the beach the next day.

Which two sentences contribute to the overall eerie mood of the adapted excerpt from "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe?

As the poem progresses how does the speaker's attitude toward raven change

Deep in the forest, a fox hunts a mouse to eat. Is it an adverb prepositional phrase or an adjective prepositional phrase.

An interview conducted by a research writer would be a primary source. True False

Which central ideas are present in the sonnet? Check all that apply.

In "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, how does the narrator's spoken language differ from Dee's? A. The narrator speaks in a nonstandard dialect, while her daughter speaks in a standard English dialect. B.

Review the sentence below. What is the correct meaning of the word "forte?" "Literary criticism is not your forte, my dear fellow. Don't try it. You should leave that to [other] people." a person's weakness a person's strong suit best-side problem