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Margaret WalkerLove Song for Alex, 1979
Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1989A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Literary Device Questions
1. Of these descriptors, which best describes the general tone of the poem?
A) solemn
B) jolly
C) affectionate
D) ironic
2. Of these, which phrase contains a strong example of alliteration?
A) “the honeyed kiss, the lips of wine and fire”
B) “out past the starposts of a distant planet”
C) “They carry us under the waters of the world”
D) “they tangle us with ropes and yarns of memories”
3. Of these, which contains a strong example of assonance?
A) “they tangle us with ropes”
B) “creeping through the seaweed”
C) “my youth and age”
D) “My monkey-wrench man”
4. Which two lines in the poem have the purest iambic pentameter? (short answer)
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