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In the poem “The Raven,” how do the allusions, or references, made to Pallas (Athena) and Pluto (Hades) inform the character of the raven?

This poem uses realistic details to show that no one, no matter how innocent, could escape the racial violence of the 1960s. The irony is that a child is killed as a result of her mother’s attempts to protect her from harm.

  How does Kiowa feel about Lavender’s death?  

Read the following poem by Gwendolyn Brooks titled “We Real Cool.”   Which of the following sound devices does NOT appear in the poem?

Which of the following characters in Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun is best identified as an “anti-assimilationist”?

  What does the town expect Emily to do with the arsenic she buys from the druggist?  

Although fiction and drama have much in common with poetry, the prominent role that individual words play in poetry is unique. By individual words, we do not just mean their particular meanings and implied meanings but also their sound, shape, and location. Terms such as word choice, word order, figures of speech, imagery, symbolism, and sound—and the various terms that fall under them—can help us describe a poem’s effect as well as how it may be creating that effect. Match each of the following terms to the corresponding description

  How much does the pistol that Jimmy Cross carries weigh?  

Match each term about poetry to the corresponding definition.

  What happens to Ted Lavender?