Bright Romanticism: American Individualism — Test

Question 1

Read the lines from "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls." Darkness settles on roofs and walls, But the sea, the sea in darkness calls; The imagery in these lines evokes a sense of

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mystery.

Question 2

Read the lines from "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls." Along the sea-sands damp and brown The traveller hastens toward the town, What is the effect of the enjambment in these two lines?

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It strengthens the connection between the two lines.

Question 3

How are the speakers of "Auspex" and "A Psalm of Life" similar?

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Both contemplate a kind of loss.

Question 4

What is the main idea of the first stanza of "Auspex"?

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Though I cannot slow myself down right now, one day my heart will stop beating so quickly, and I will slow down.

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