Question

the way words are arranged on the page is part of a poems:
a. tone
b. structure
c. mood
d. theme
read the following passage from \sonnet 18\ by william shakespeare and answer the questions.
*shall i compare thee to a summers day?
thou art more lovely and more temperate:
rough winds do shake the darling buds of may,
and summers lease hath all too short a date:
sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
and often is his gold complexion dimmd;
and every fair from fair sometime declines,
by chance or natures changing course untrimmd;
but thy eternal summer shall not fade
nor lose possession of that fair thou owest,
nor shall death brag thou wanderest in his shade,
when in eternal lines to time thou growest:
so long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
so long lives this, and this gives life to thee.*
what is the rhyme scheme of shakespeares sonnets?
a. ababcdcdefefgg
b. abcabcdefodef
c. aabbccddeeffgg
d. aabbccddffeegg
read the following passage from \harlem\ by langston hughes and answer the questions.
*what happens to a dream deferred?
does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
or fester like a sore -
and then run?
does it stink like rotten meat?
or crust and sugar over -
like a syrupy sweet?*
what does the questioning tone in langston hughes poem \harlem\ invite readers to ponder?
a. the beauty of nature
b. the poets personal life
c. the consequences of unfulfilled dreams
d. the rhythm of the poem
what term describes words or objects that represent meanings beyond their literal sense?
a. metaphor
b. imagery
c. allusion
d. symbolism

Explanation:

• First question: In poetry, the way words are arranged on the page is related to the poem's structure. Tone refers to the poet's attitude, mood is the atmosphere, and theme is the central idea.
• Second question: Shakespearean sonnets follow the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
• Third question: In "Harlem," the questioning tone invites readers to ponder the consequences of unfulfilled dreams. The poem uses imagery like a raisin drying up, a sore festering, etc., which are about what happens to a deferred (unfulfilled) dream.
• Fourth question: Symbols are words or objects that represent meanings beyond their literal sense. A metaphor is a direct comparison (e.g., "you are a rose"), imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses, and allegory is a story with a hidden meaning (usually more complex than a single - symbol).

Answer:

1. b. structure
2. a. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
3. c. The consequences of unfulfilled dreams
4. d. symbol