Read the following poem, “personal helicon,” and answer the multiple-choice questions. for each question, select the best answer. 1. which literary device is used in “trapped sky” (line 3)? a. allusion b. analogy c. metaphor d. foreshadowing 2. what is the predominant form of imagery in “i savoured the rich crash when a bucket / plummeted down at the end of a rope” (lines 6 and 7)? a. taste b. sight c. smell d. sound 3. “a shallow one under a dry stone ditch fructified like any aquarium. when you dragged out long roots from the soft mulch a white face hovered over the bottom.” in the above lines (lines 9–12), what did the speaker have to do before he could see his reflection? a. fill in the ditch b. drain the mulch c. dig the well deeper d. clear the vegetation 4. which word best describes how the wells appeared to the speaker as a child? a. beautiful b. revolting c. fearsome d. captivating 5. “now to pry into roots, to finger slime, to stare, big-eyed narcissus, into some spring is beneath all adult dignity. i rhyme to see myself, to set the darkness echoing.” what do the above lines (lines 17–20) suggest about the change in the speaker’s awareness of himself? a. he now regrets the past. b. he recognizes his maturity. c. he realizes a need for danger. d. he now appreciates mythology. 6. in the context of the poem as a whole, what does “echoing” (line 20) suggest? a. fear b. egotism c. inspiration d. anticipation 7. which word describes the tone at the end of the poem? a. joyful b. hopeful c. whimsical d. philosophical

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answer is personification

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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