Which of these describe an allegorical poem?
A. a poem that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
B. a poem portraying or expressive of the life of country people especially in an idealized and conventionalized manner
C. a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
D. a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world
What structure of poetry is associated with iambic pentameter? *
5 stressed vowels sounds/syllables in each line
Irregular rhythm in each stanze
10 stressed vowel sounds/syllables in each line
Rhyming the ends of every other line
An unchanging character is a *
flat character
"Althea abolished all anguish." What poetic device does this sentence use? *
1 point
Imagery
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
The pattern of sounds at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse *
1 point
allusion
rhyme scheme
flat character
metaphor
Read the following sentences from the story "Poor Fish": "People never know very much about who they are, nor; about who is inferior to them and who superior. As for me, I went too far in the direction of thinking myself inferior to everybody. The type of conflict portrayed in these sentences can best be identified as *
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person vs. person
person vs. nature
person vs. societY
person vs. self