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Read the lines from "Auspex."Woe’s me, I shall be lonelyWhen I can feel no longerThe impatience of their wings!Which best describes the effect of the expression “Woe’s me”?

A
It heightens the sense of loss in the poem.
B
It creates an artificially dramatic tone.
C
It injects excitement into the work.
D
It gives us a sense of the speaker’s character.
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How do the authors of “A Psalm of Life” and "Auspex" use different images to illustrate their themes?

A
“Psalm” primarily contains images of conflict, while the images in “Auspex” communicate neutrality.
B
The author of “Psalm” chooses dramatic and exciting images to illustrate the theme, while the author of “Auspex” chooses more subtle, quiet images.
C
The images in “Psalm” are largely tied to the human body, while the images in “Auspex” come from the natural world.
D
“Psalm” contains primarily images of battle and human interactions, while “Auspex” focuses on natural imagery.
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Which best describes the tone that the first stanza of "A Psalm of Life" sets for the rest of the poem?

A
hopeful and determined
B
gloomy and dark
C
cheerful and lighthearted
D
cloudy and unclear
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How do "A Psalm of Life" and "Auspex" differ in how they describe the concept of time?

A
“Psalm” suggests that the passage of time cannot defeat the soul, while “Auspex” indicates that it can.
B
The theme of “Psalm” reflects joy in time’s passing, while “Auspex” shows gloomy acceptance of it.
C
“Psalm” does not reflect concern about time’s passage, while “Auspex” displays anxiety about it.
D
While “Psalm” disregards time’s passing, while “Auspex” suggests that humans are oppressed by time.
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Read the lines from "A Psalm of Life."In the world’s broad field of battle,In the bivouac of life,What does the poet suggest about human life with the images in these lines?

A
Life is an eternal struggle.
B
Life is rarely problematic.
C
Life is not worth living.
D
Life is mostly unhappy and painful.
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What is the main idea of the first stanza of "Auspex"?

A
My heart is beating very quickly at the moment, and I wonder how long it will last.
B
I love moving quickly and feeling as if I cannot stop at the end of the day.
C
Though I cannot slow myself down right now, one day my heart will stop beating so quickly, and I will slow down.
D
I was moving at a quick pace yesterday, but thankfully, I was able to slow down today.
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What do the stanzas in "A Psalm of Life" have in common?

A
They explain the different parts of a thing.
B
They show stages in a thought process.
C
They show the events of a narrative.
D
They display different sides of a problem.
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How does the second stanza of "Auspex" tie the first and third stanzas together?

A
It prepares the reader for the seriousness that only appears in the third stanza.
B
It offers a counterclaim to the first stanza, which is then rejected in the third stanza.
C
It offers a break in thought from the subject matter of the first and third stanzas.
D
It resolves the crucial problem that is raised in the first and third stanzas.
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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

A
time moves slowly and surely.
B
great deeds are remembered in history.
C
time is like an unending, perpetual desert.
D
each day is equivalent to a grain of sand.

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