“A Birthday” Christine Rossetti

The narrator of "A Birthday" expresses

• Her delight about her love's upcoming birthday.

• Her happiness for her fathers upcoming birthday.

• Her happiness for her brother’s upcoming birthday.

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The narrator, who most likely voices Rossetti's own views, compares her heart to

• various people in her life.

• various things in nature.

• various differences that are not in her favor.

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She uses the images of a ........ to express the depth of her love.

• Owl, acorns, snow storm

• Blue bird, cherry tree, half moon

• songbird, a fruit-laden apple-tree, and a rainbow.

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Why does she use these images of a songbird, a fruit-laden apple-tree, and a rainbow? .

• To express the depth of her love

• To share how she feels to her family.

• To share how she feels to her friend.

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Says that one thing is something else. It compares things but does not use like or as.

• Dramatic

• Poetic

• Metaphor

• Imagery

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Words in a poem or story that help us to use our sensories: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Poetry

• Imagery

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(Noun) Fur lining.

• Boughs

• Vair

• Fleur de Lis

• Dais

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(Adjective) Calm, peaceful, tranquil.

• Boughs

• Lyric

• Dramatic

• Halycon

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Compares one thing to something else using like or as in the comparison.

• Imagery

• Lyric

• Simile

• Poetry

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A speaker tells about thoughts and feelings.

• Lyric

• Simile

• Poetry

• Dramatic

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