What effect does the repetition of the 'm' sound (alliteration) in the line "maggie and milly and molly and may" have in the poem?
Maggie and Milly and Molly and May

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
It has a rhythmical effect to give flow to the poem.
It shows the importance of the characters in the poem.
It gives a visual to the reader of all of the characters in the poem.
It has a sustained effect to show the reader what each character is doing individually.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In text 1F: maggie and milly and molly and may, which of the following language devices was NOT used?
rhyming pairs
imagery
simile
metaphor
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the poem "maggie and milly and molly and may," which of the following is the "horrible thing" that chases Molly?
a dog
a shark
a crashing wave
a monster
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The setting of "maggie and milly and molly and may" helps you recognize that the "stranded star" is really a
fallen star
shooting star
starfish
beached whale
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"maggie and milly and molly and may" uses nontraditional capitalization but traditional
punctuation
rhyme
imagery
spacing
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the main theme of the poem 'Maggie and Milly and Molly and May'?
Friendship and discovery
Adventure and danger
Love and loss
Conflict and resolution
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which literary device is predominantly used in 'Maggie and Milly and Molly and May'?
Alliteration
Personification
Hyperbole
Irony
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