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Analyzing Layers of Meaning in Poetry Answers

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Expressed powers are those that are

A
specifically granted in the Constitution.
B
held by both the federal government and the states.
C
considered the basis for the “necessary and proper” clause.
D
inferior compared to powers directly given by Congress.
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Read the poem "Not Waving but Drowning” by Stevie Smith.Nobody heard him, the dead man,But still he lay moaning:I was much further out than you thoughtAnd not waving but drowning.Poor chap, he always loved larkingAnd now he’s deadIt must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,They said.Oh, no no no, it was too cold always(Still the dead one lay moaning)I was much too far out all my lifeAnd not waving but drowning.

A
It compares the drowning man’s inescapable fate to the speaker’s feeling of isolation.
B
It refers to both the speaker’s position on the shore and the drowning man’s death.
C
It contrasts the drowning man’s increasing hopelessness and the speaker’s determination.
D
It refers to both the speaker’s inability to help and the drowning man’s position in the water.
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Read the excerpt from "Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant. To him who in the love of Nature holdsCommunion with her visible forms, she speaksA various language; for his gayer hoursShe has a voice of gladness, and a smileAnd eloquence of beauty, and she glidesInto his darker musings, with a mildAnd healing sympathy, that steals awayTheir sharpness, ere he is aware.

A
It suggests that nature is an inescapable force.
B
It highlights the unpredictability of nature.
C
It illustrates the need to unite with nature.
D
It emphasizes that nature is a soothing presence.
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Read this quote from Article I of the Constitution.Congress shall have power . . . [t]o make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.Which part of this quote is the basis for implied powers?

A
have power
B
all Laws
C
necessary and proper
D
foregoing powers
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Read the excerpt from "Constantly Risking Absurdity (#15)” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.And he a little charleychaplin man who may or may not catch her fair eternal form spreadeagled in the empty air of existence

A
It emphasizes the poet’s keen desire to perform for the audience.
B
It increases the pace at which the reader moves through the line.
C
It suggests that the speaker assumes that readers know the actor’s full name.
D
It highlights the uncertainty of the audience about whom they are watching.
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Declaring war and coining money are considered

A
states’ rights.
B
implied powers.
C
national rights.
D
expressed powers.

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