Multiple choice

1. Scan this line from Cowley's poem: "its hills bent low within my reach." How many feet does this line

contain?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 4

D. 7

2. When a poet wishes to use figurative language, he or she will use words that are

A. only connotative.

B. only denotative.

C. ambiguous.

D. both connotative and denotative.

3. Which one of the following lines best illustrates personification?

A. A narrow wind complains all day.

B. Spring is a dream unsung.

C. She floated graceful as a dove.

D. The fog comes on little cat feet.

4. "Foam brightens like the dogwood now" is an example of

A. a metaphor.

B. consonance.

C. alliteration.

D. a simile.