What is the definition of “meter”?
A. Meter means the choice of words or the kind of words chosen.
B. Meter refers to the sound which involves some steady metrical pattern.
C. Meter can be defined as the representation of sense experience through language.
D. Meter is the regular rhythm created by the repetition of similar patterns of accented or unaccented syllables.
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What does “denotation” mean?
A. Denotation means the dictionary meaning.
B. Denotation means the overtones of the meaning.
C. Denotation means something beyond the dictionary meaning.
Denotation consists of cultural, political, and literary meanings.
Who is the author of “London”?
A. William Wordsworth
B. William Blake
C. William Carlos Williams
D. Walt Whitman
The word “chartered ” carries loaded meanings in the poem “London”. What are the connotative meanings of it?
A. “Charted” is associated with “cheating”.
B. “Charted” is connected with commerce.
C. The word “chartered” can help readers recall the Charted Companies which enjoyed privileges within the government of the city.
D. The word “chartered” is reiterated in Line 1 and Line 2 to emphasize the fact that the streets and rivers are owned by the wealthy, privileged, and upper class.
“Every” appears repeatedly in the poem “London”. What is the significance?
A. The repetition of “every” indicates that no one in this city is immune.
B. The repetition of “every” also reflects the poet’s extreme disappointment and disillusionment with the city.
C. The repetition of “every” reflects the complicity of church.
D. The repetition of “every” reveals the hypocrisy of bourgeois marriage.