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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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Which statement best describes the tones of "The Author to Her Book" and "A Hymn to the Evening"?

A
Bradstreet's poem has a thoughtful tone, while Wheatley’s poem has a more nervous tone.
B
Bradstreet's poem has a serious and direct tone, while Wheatley’s poem has an energetic and excited tone.
C
Bradstreet’s poem has a straightforward and direct tone, while Wheatley’s poem has an evasive and indirect tone.
D
Bradstreet's poem has relaxed tone, while Wheatley’s poem has a more aggressive tone.
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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
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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?”
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Read the quotation from "A Hymn to the Evening"."Let placid slumbers sooth each weary mind,At morn to wake more heav'nly, more refin'd”These lines contain an example of

A
simile.
B
metaphor.
C
hyperbole.
D
synecdoche.
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Which statement most accurately describes "The Author to Her Book" and "A Hymn to the Evening"?

A
The speaker portrays events in Colonial times.
B
The individual described has high expectations.
C
The poet presents aspects of daily life for female Colonial poets.
D
The speaker shows gratitude for something in their life.
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Which line from "A Hymn to the Evening" contains a metaphor?

A
"Soon as the sun forsook the eastern main"
B
"And draws the sable curtains of the night,"
C
"Let placid slumbers sooth each weary mind"
D
"So shall the labors of the day begin"
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Which statement best describes the rhyme schemes of "The Author to Her Book" and "A Hymn to the Evening"?

A
Both poets primarily use couplets to link ideas; Bradstreet uses inversion to complete rhymes.
B
Both poets use couplets for rhyme scheme and structure, inverting sentences when needed to maintain the rhyme.
C
Bradstreet uses couplets throughout; Wheatley uses couplets and inverts sentences as needed for emphasis.
D
Bradstreet uses couplets for their overall rhyme scheme and structure; Wheatley uses couplets to enhance the poem as a song of praise for creation.
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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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How does each poet's use of figurative language contribute to the overall meaning of "The Author to Her Book" and "A Hymn to the Evening"?

A
Wheatley's use of hyperbole accentuates her gratitude for God’s creation; Bradstreet's use of metaphor shows how she cares about her writing.
B
Wheatley's use of metaphor contrasts different types of creation; Bradstreet's use of metaphor contrasts a relationship between a mother and child.
C
Bradstreet's use of metaphor exaggerates the importance loving your work; Wheatley's use of metaphor exaggerates the greatness of God’s creation.
D
Wheatley's use of hyperbole provides details about the importance of rain in nature; Bradstreet's use of hyperbole provides details about a mother and father.
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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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A theme expressed in both "To My Dear Loving Husband" and "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty" is

A
gratitude and loyalty
B
envy and resentment
C
responsibility and obligation
D
growth and maturity
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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

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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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Read the quotation from "A Hymn to the Evening".“So may our breasts with ev'ry virtue glow,The living temples of our God below!”How does the couplet form support the meaning of the lines?

A
by working together to form an important idea
B
by emphasizing a conversation between the speaker and God
C
by describing how God’s actions created temples of worship
D
by expressing the speaker’s sarcasm
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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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