COMPARE AND CONTRAST: Philosopher Suzanne K. Langer said, “The very notion of giving something a name was the vastest generative
idea that was ever conceived.” The plot of “She Unnames Them,” which centers on the voluntary unnaming of Eve and the animals, plays an important role in communicating a theme concerning hierarchy. Using “She Unnames Them” and “I Am Offering This Poem” as sources, discuss how writers use language to develop themes and ideas and how those words give the themes and ideas power.
The literary technique best illustrated by the quotation is (A) Alliteration. Alliteration is a literary device that consists of the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words or stressed syllables of close proximity. The words "full, fadom, feet, five and father" begin with the sound /f/.
The rhyme scheme of the octave of a Petrarchan sonnet is (A) abba/abba. The first eight lines almost always follow this rhyme scheme.
The literary technique best illustrated by the quotation is (B) Allusion. Allusion, in literature, is a figure of speech that consists in a reference to a person, thing, place or event.
