Weegy: Meter is the Greek word for "measure".
User: Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
A. Sad was the chatter
B. Hills, chills and endless thrills
C. Lunch at church was a sandwich
D. Foolish flaws and personal preferences
Weegy: Foolish flaws and personal preferences is an example of alliteration.
User: When a poet wishes to use figurative language, he or she will use words that are
A. only connotative.
B. ambiguous.
C. both connotative and denotative.
D. only denotative.
Weegy: When a poet wishes to use figurative language, he or she will use words that are both connotative and denotative.
User: Which statement is an example of personification?
A. The wind whispered her name.
B. The child's laugh was like the opening notes to a song.
C. The flowers swayed back and forth in the morning breeze.
D. The bicycle shone in the sun's afternoon heat.
Weegy: The wind whispered her name is an example of personification.
User: How does paraphrasing help readers understand poetry?
A. It maintains archaic terms so as not to change the meaning of the poem.
B. It inspires readers to come up with their own allusions, and paradoxes when reading poems.
C. It helps readers understand what the meaning is behind different types of figurative language.
D. It allows the reader to create his or her own meanings for the similes and metaphors.
Weegy: Paraphrasing help readers understand poetry by helping readers understand what the meaning is behind different types of figurative language.
User: Who is the speaker in Sandburg's "Grass"?
A. The grass
B. A passenger
C. Napoleon
D. A conductor
Weegy: THE GRASS is the speaker in Sandburg's "Grass".
User: What word means almost the same as "paraphrase"?
A. Analyze
B. Translate
C. Revise
D. Reword
Weegy: Reword means almost the same as "paraphrase".
User: Allusions are defined as
A. references to things, ...
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