Fireside Poets

Question 1

How do the themes of "A Psalm of Life" and "Auspex" differ?

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While “Psalm” argues that the soul continues after death, “Auspex” indicates that time destroys the heart’s passions.

Question 2

How does the second stanza of "Auspex" tie the first and third stanzas together?

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It offers a counterclaim to the first stanza, which is then rejected in the third stanza.

Question 3

What imagery do "A Psalm of Life" and "Auspex" have in common?

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Both poems make reference to the heart.

Question 4

best

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serious

Question 5

In the world’s broad field of battle,In the bivouac of life,

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Life is an eternal struggle.

Question 6

What does each stanza in "Auspex" show?

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the different stages of a natural process

Question 7

My heart, I cannot still it, Nest that had song-birds in it; And when the last shall go, The dreary days to fill it, Instead of lark or linnet, Shall whirl dead leaves and snow.

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emphasize the fact that his love has left.

Question 8

Art is long, and Time is fleeting,And our hearts, though stout and brave,Still, like muffled drums, are beatingFuneral marches to the grave.

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courageous and determined.

Question 9

Read the lines from "A Psalm of Life."Lives of great men all remind usWe can make our lives sublime,And, departing, leave behind usFootprints on the sands of time.The imagery in the lines suggests that

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great deeds are remembered in history.

Question 10

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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