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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 is evidence of the poet’s respect for Death’s grace and poise.
B
The phrase characterizes Death as being removed from human concerns.
C
The phrase is meant to suggest the universality of Death’s power.
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 indicate the speaker’s loneliness.
B
The words convey a sense of steady motion.
C
The words show that the speaker is undergoing inner growth.
D
The words indicate that the carriage is moving quickly.
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In "Civil Disobedience," what does Thoreau suggest the townspeople have to do before they can be as free as he is?

A
stop paying taxes
B
be imprisoned
C
move to another state
D
change their beliefs
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In "Civil Disobedience," what happens right after the townspeople “locked the door on [Thoreau’s] meditations”?

A
Thoreau wonders if he could have been asked to do community service.
B
Thoreau laughs as he thinks of how naive his jailers are.
C
Thoreau imagines that the meditations symbolically follow the jailers out of the door.
D
Thoreau begins to write this essay explaining his meditations.
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Which statement best describes the rhythm of "Song of Myself"?

A
Some stanzas have a definite rhyme scheme, while others do not.
B
The rhythm is very similar to the rhythm of everyday speech.
C
The poem is completely without rhythm or cadence.
D
An underlying consistent rhythm is present, but the lines mask it.
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How does the form of "Song of Myself" help the poem communicate its theme?

A
The poem’s longer length forces the reader to accept the theme as truth.
B
The presentation of several points of view makes the theme more memorable.
C
The division of the poem into sections makes the poem more entertaining and more communicative.
D
By moving forward without formal restraints, the poet justifies expressions of freedom in the work.
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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 suggests that a person has one conception of one’s self when in a group and another when with just one other person.
C
He gives various reasons why parties are far less exciting and wholly unlike communities.
D
He indicates that no individual is perfect and that parties are not a reason for people to gather together.
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Which statement would be included in a summary of paragraph one of Society and Solitude ?

A
Every individual has private motivations.
B
President Tyler’s support base is decreasing.
C
Solitude is an inner concept rather than an outward one.
D
We all learn how to find friends when we are younger.

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