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Lesson One: Fireside Poets Answers

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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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Which statement best describes the rhyme scheme in "A Psalm of Life"?

A
The poem adheres to a strict ABCB rhyme scheme, with the exception of the first stanza.
B
The poem adheres to strict ABAB rhyme scheme, with the exception of the final stanza.
C
Each stanza adheres to its own rhyme scheme (ABCB, DEFE, GHIH, etc.).
D
Each stanza adheres to its own rhyme scheme (ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, etc.).
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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 "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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Which best describes the rhyme schemes in "A Psalm of Life" and "Auspex"?

A
Neither poem follows a strict rhyme scheme.
B
The poems follow identical rhyme schemes.
C
The poems follow different rhyme schemes.
D
Just one of the poems follows a rhyme scheme.
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What does each stanza in "Auspex" show?

A
several interpretations of the same issue
B
different ways the poet approaches his predicament
C
the different stages of a natural process
D
the ways in which the poet tries to change his circumstances
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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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Read the lines from "A Psalm of Life."Art is long, and Time is fleeting,And our hearts, though stout and brave,Still, like muffled drums, are beatingFuneral marches to the grave.The use of the words “stout and brave” suggests that “our hearts” are

A
physically very strong.
B
ferocious and fearless.
C
courageous and determined.
D
compassionate and loving.

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