By Alliteration, Vowels

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Ishmael Reed is a(n) poet. A. ancient B. nineteenth century C. contemporary D. medieval I believe it is either B or C but I can't find what contemporary means and if he is. 5. In "Beware: Do Not Read This Poem" by Ishmael Reed the poem supposedly has...

Are there any grammar mistakes in the following answers? I've highlighted the area I doubt. What letters have been repeated in the last stanza?1. Any English text that contains more than 26 letters must repeat at least one letter. Some letter-repetitions are a function of the language itself....

W: I am addressing the nature of the consonance/vowel controversy in the teaching of poetry. In most cases, assonance has a tendency to slow a line down. Try to say Poe's ". . . weary, way-worn wanderer . . ." fast. So often, assonance holds the tone and holds the sound. Consonnance and...

Anonymous wrote:I was reading over the following line from Edgar Allan Poe's piece, "The City in the Sea." I believe that it is an example of assonance, hence the successive vowel a, but I'm not entirely sure. I've copied to line below:"There open fanes and gaping graves"So my question is...

Synonyms Annihilate: demolished Exodus: Flight Reprimand: reproved Stagnant: fetid Servitude: captivity Slapdash: sloppy Accomplice: confederate Succumb: expire Catalyst: stimulus Prattle: chattered Paramount: foremost Hamper: impede Ghastly: Gruesome Defray: pay for Bondage:...

Poetic devices :D alliteration--- slithering snakes slither etc. Enjambment--- sentance carries onto the next line everyday diction---- obvious lol Rhyming couplets--- twoi rhyming lines Similies and Metaphors Imagery repitition of words--- atmospheric onomatopoeia--- sound like spellings...