Question 4 of 14 • SBISD 2026 CR-SS English 1B playlist
Read the excerpt from "John Burns of Gettysburg” by Bret Harte.I might tell how but the day beforeJohn Burns stood at his cottage door,Looking down the village street,Where, in the shade of his peaceful vine,He heard the low of his gathered kine,And felt their breath with incense sweetOr I might say, when the sunset burnedThe old farm gable, he thought it turned
Answer
A
“I might tell how but the day before/John Burns stood at his cottage door”
B
“Looking down the village street/ Where, in the shade of his peaceful vine”
C
“He heard the low of his gathered kine,/And felt their breath with incense sweet”
D
“Or I might say, when the sunset burned/The old farm gable, he thought it turned”