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Read the quotation from "A Hymn to the Evening". "Soon as the sun forsook the eastern mainThe pealing thunder shook the heav'nly plain"Wheatley uses the word forsook to express the idea that the sun is

A
setting during the evening.
B
rising during the morning.
C
abandoning the speaker of the poem.
D
growing in size in the eastern sky.
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Which statement best describes how Wheatley’s word choice in "A Hymn to the Evening" expresses her colonial values?

A
Using hyperbole, it stresses admiration and praise for God.
B
Using figurative language, it celebrates the American colonies.
C
Using the language of supplication, it addresses the importance of prayer.
D
Using traditional poetic language and devices, it discusses the importance of religious beliefs.
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What is the effect of the couplets in both “The Author to Her Book” and “A Hymn to the Evening”?

A
They guide the poet in planning the poem.
B
They help the poet create a simple rhyming pattern.
C
They help the poet break the poem into simple parts.
D
They allow a poet to link lines of poetry together using sound.
4

The theme best expressed in "To My Dear Loving Husband" and "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty" is

A
love and forgiveness
B
honor and nobility
C
respect and adoration
D
patriotism and nationality
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Read the quotation from "A Hymn to the Evening". “Night's leaden sceptre seals my drowsy eyes,Then cease, my song, till fair Aurora rise.”Wheatley uses the word leaden in these lines to suggest that

A
the speaker has woken from a long night of rest.
B
the speaker has hard work left to complete.
C
the speaker is filled with strength.
D
the speaker is tired and ready to rest.
6

What do both “The Author to Her Book” and “A Hymn to the Evening” communicate to the reader?

A
key historical points of the time
B
information about complaints of the time
C
details of a significant relationship
D
information about the speaker’s life ✓ Correct
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Which rhyming couplet from Phillis Wheatley’s “On Imagination” contains an inverted sentence?

A
“Now here, now there, the roving Fancy flies,Till some lov'd object strikes her wand'ring eyes,”
B
“To tell her glories with a faithful tongue, Ye blooming graces, triumph in my song.”
C
“Whose silken fetters all the senses bind, And soft captivity involves the mind.”
D
“Imagination! who can sing thy force?Or who describe the swiftness of thy course?”
8

How do both “The Author to Her Book” and “A Hymn to the Evening” reflect cultural values of their time?

A
Each poem emphasizes beliefs largely shaped by Puritan values to express themes.
B
Each poem details aspects of women's complaints about Puritan society.
C
Each poem features a speaker who emphasizes the relevance of duty, love, and respect.
D
Each poem conveys women's attitudes toward life and love in colonial America.
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Read the excerpt from "The Author to Her Book".“Thou ill-form’d offspring of my feeble brain,Who after birth didst by my side remain,Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true,Who thee abroad, expos’d to public view”What is the rhyme scheme in these lines?

A
A, B, C, D
B
A, A, D, D
C
A, A, B, B
D
A, A, C, C
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How does Bradstreet use figurative language throughout "The Author to Her Book" to develop the theme?

A
Her comparisons emphasize the importance of love between a mother and child.
B
Her comparisons emphasize the innocence of children.
C
Her comparisons emphasize how writing is a painful process.
D
Her comparisons emphasize her care for her own writing.

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