Monday, January 28, 2013

Sound and Sense: Chapter 13 Exercise




1.      A.)  The second line has parallel structure, and the repetition of the “g” sound is more pleasing to the ear.
2.      B.) The diction has more flow because of the comparison in the “o” sound of fools and Apollo’s.
3.      A.) The comparison of the crows croaking to the snow has better flow than choice B, because “whiteness” sounds awkward in the line.
4.        B.) The diction used is stronger for the description of silent water because of the use of the word “twilight” which complement the “t” sounds in silent and water.     
5.       B.) The “r” sound stresses movement and illustrates how the dove moves and the sounds reflect nature.
6.       B.)  The “r” sound is stressed by the word choice of “lark” and “warble”, as well as the repetition of the “d” sound in the second line.
7.        B.) The author uses alliteration and the “b” sounds has a sharp effect and compliments the topic because the poet is talking about war.     
8.       B.) “Hands” and “repeatedly complement each other because of the “d” sound. Choice A does not flow because the first line ends with “incessantly softly”, and the repetition of “ly” at the end of the line does not flow to the next.
9.        B.) The first lines has similar sounds by the use of “tolls” and “knell”. Choice B is better, because the word choice complements each other and is more suitable to what the lines are describing.
10.  A.) The word choice of “odious” and “gilded” to describe the bug is well suited because of the sounds the two words make when placed next to each other. The sounds give off a negative connotation, because “odious sounds like a bad thing, which leads to the next line when the bug bites.

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