Allusions and Perspective in Derek Walcott’s Midsummer

Question 1

Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.Praise had bled my lines white of any more anger,and snow had inducted me into white fellowships,while Calibans howled down the barred streets of an empire

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A: It draws a comparison between the rioters and the character.

Question 2

Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.the child’s fairy tale of an antic England—fairy rings,thatched cottages fenced with dog roses,a green gale lifting the hair of Warwickshire.

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B: provides a visual and emotional contrast to the Brixton riot scenes.

Question 3

Which words or phrases contain allusions? Check all that apply.Canadiansthe streets of Santa Festarted over againMaya Angelou’s booksearlier

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A: Canadians; B: the streets of Santa Fe; D: Maya Angelou’s books

Question 4

Allusions can help reveal a person’s

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C: perspective.

Question 5

Based on the speaker’s allusions in Midsummer to Shakespeare and sonnets, readers can infer that the speaker

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C: is deeply familiar with Shakespeare and his works.

Question 6

Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.The leaf stems tug at their chains, the branches bendinglike Boer cattle under Tory whips that drag every wagonnearer to apartheid.

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C: there are many examples of oppression throughout history.

Question 7

Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.Their thick skulls bled with rancorwhen the riot police and the skinheads exchanged quipsyou could trace to the Sonnets, or the Moor’s eclipse.

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D: race and culture

Question 8

Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.Praise had bled my lines white of any more anger,and snow had inducted me into white fellowships,while Calibans howled down the barred streets of an empire

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D: feels that the rioters are similar to this Shakespearean character.

Question 9

Based on the author’s allusions in Midsummer to "the child’s fairy tale,” "fairy rings,” and "thatched cottages fenced with dog roses,” readers can tell that the speaker

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D: feels that an idealized version of England does not exist.

Question 10

Which are factors that influence a person’s perspective? Check all that apply.ageracegendernationalityappearance

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A: age; B: race; C: gender; D: nationality

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