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In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," what is the significance of the phrase “[Death] knew no haste”?

A
The phrase characterizes Death as being removed from human concerns.
B
The phrase is meant to suggest the universality of Death’s power.
C
The phrase is evidence of the poet’s respect for Death’s grace and poise.
D
The phrase displays the poet’s frustration with Death’s lack of speed.
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Read the third stanza of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death." We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring – We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain – We passed the Setting Sun – Why does Dickinson most likely repeat the word “passed” three times in this stanza?

A
The words show that the speaker is undergoing inner growth.
B
The words indicate that the carriage is moving quickly.
C
The words convey a sense of steady motion.
D
The words indicate the speaker’s loneliness.
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In Walden , how is the excerpt from “Spring” mostly organized?

A
It lists the benefits of the rebirth of nature in springtime.
B
It explains how the author’s mood changes as spring arrives.
C
It describes the order of events as winter turns to spring.
D
It compares the landscape in spring to the landscape in summer.
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Which best states the structure of the section entitled “Solitude” in Walden ?

A
Thoreau explains that whatever concerns he has had during the day are resolved by a walk in the evening, and then advises other people to follow his example.
B
Thoreau compares the nighttime and daytime landscapes, and then concludes that they are alike, much as all people are alike.
C
Thoreau describes the effect that being alone in the evening has on him, and then describes the effect the same circumstance has on a friend of his.
D
Thoreau describes a sequence of events he enjoys at night, and then compares himself to others who do not understand his pleasure in being alone in nature.
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In "Auspex," the phrase “dead leaves and snow” at the end of the first stanza implies that the speaker is experiencing

A
emotional maturity that comes with aging.
B
physical weakness as aging occurs.
C
feelings of indifference and numbness.
D
an absence of love or passion.
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What is the purpose of the third stanza of "Auspex"?

A
It offers a solution to the problem introduced in the poem.
B
It clearly indicates the poem’s theme.
C
It contrasts the image of the birds from the first stanza.
D
It indicates another direction the poem could take.
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Which statement would be included in a summary of paragraph one of Society and Solitude ?

A
Solitude is an inner concept rather than an outward one.
B
We all learn how to find friends when we are younger.
C
Every individual has private motivations.
D
President Tyler’s support base is decreasing.
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When Emerson states, “It by no means follows that we are not fit for society, because soirees are tedious,” in Society and Solitude, how does he support his statement?

A
He tries to show that people behave differently at parties than they might elsewhere, and so parties are not a measure of human worth.
B
He indicates that no individual is perfect and that parties are not a reason for people to gather together.
C
He suggests that a person has one conception of one’s self when in a group and another when with just one other person.
D
He gives various reasons why parties are far less exciting and wholly unlike communities.

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