Unit Test

Question 1

Read "Auspex" and answer the questions.What is the topic of the poem?

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A: the departure of song birds

Question 2

What is the topic of the poem?

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A: the purpose of life

Question 3

How does Lowell’s word choice support his theme?

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C: Lowell uses words such as “song-birds,” “passion,” and “impatience” to suggest that life is brief and should be lived passionately.

Question 4

In "Auspex," what images are opposites that could represent life and death?

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B: the birds, and the dead leaves and snow

Question 5

The impatience of their wings!

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C: C

Question 6

Without the passion stronger

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B: B

Question 7

The impatience of their wings!

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C: C

Question 8

Which elements of strict formal structure do “Auspex” and “A Psalm of Life” share?

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A: They both have a rhyme scheme.

Question 9

What is the theme?

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B: Nature is a source of inspiration.

Question 10

What is the theme of the poem?

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B: Life should be lived to the fullest.

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