1. Read the following lines from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven".
"suddenly there came a tapping, / As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door."
Which poetic device does Poe use in these lines?
A. consonance
B. hyperbole
C. metaphor
D. onomatopoeia
2. Which quote from " The morning of June 28, 1948" best supports the conclusion that the public strongly disliked "The lottery"?
A. " This, as any writer of stories can tell you, is not a usual thing."
B. " Your story has kicked up quite a fuss around the office."
C. "Later that day there was a call from one of the magazine's editors; they had a couple of people phone in about my story, he said, and was there anything I particularly wanted him to say if there were any more calls?"
D. "One of the most terrifying aspects of publishing stories and books in the realization that they are going to be read, and read by strangers."
1. To determine the poetic device used in these lines from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, we need to analyze the text.
Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within words or at the ends of words, but there is no such repetition present in the given lines.
Hyperbole is an exaggeration for dramatic effect, which is not evident in the lines either.
A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two things by stating that one thing is another, but the lines do not present a direct comparison between two things.
Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate or suggest the sound of what they describe, and it seems that this is the most suitable option for these lines. The word "tapping" imitates the sound of someone gently rapping.
Therefore, the correct answer is D. onomatopoeia.
2. To determine which quote from "The Morning of June 28, 1948" best supports the conclusion that the public strongly disliked "The Lottery," we need to examine the provided options.
A. "This, as any writer of stories can tell you, is not a usual thing." - This quote does not provide direct evidence of the public's reaction to "The Lottery."
B. "Your story has kicked up quite a fuss around the office." - This quote suggests that there was some reaction to the story, but it does not specifically indicate that the public strongly disliked it.
C. "Later that day there was a call from one of the magazine's editors; they had a couple of people phone in about my story, he said, and was there anything I particularly wanted him to say if there were any more calls?" - This quote indicates that there were calls about the story but does not provide information regarding whether the public strongly disliked it.
D. "One of the most terrifying aspects of publishing stories and books in the realization that they are going to be read, and read by strangers." - This quote does not directly address the public's reaction to "The Lottery."
Based on the options presented, there is no specific quote that supports the conclusion that the public strongly disliked "The Lottery." None of the quotes contain explicit statements about the public's negative reception.