AnswersCA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 CRUnit Test

Ralph Waldo Emerson Answers

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How do the themes of "A Psalm of Life" and "Auspex" differ?

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While “Psalm” acknowledges that life must end, “Auspex” hints that love is eternal.
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While “Psalm” suggests that our souls are weak, “Auspex” suggests that the soul lives forever.
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While “Psalm” urges us to enjoy life, “Auspex” portrays life as nothing but pain.
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While “Psalm” argues that the soul continues after death, “Auspex” indicates that time destroys the heart’s passions.
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Neither poem follows a strict rhyme scheme.
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The poems follow identical rhyme schemes.
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The poems follow different rhyme schemes.
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Just one of the poems follows a rhyme scheme.
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Read the quotation from "A Psalm of Life."Let the dead past bury its dead!What is the effect of the repetition of the word “dead” in this line?

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It serves as a reminder that the past is comprised of the actions of people now deceased.
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It suggests that the reader should think of mortality when thinking of the past.
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It reinforces the idea that one should live in the present, not in the past.
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It creates a mood of foreboding, which affects the rest of the poem.
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What do the stanzas in "A Psalm of Life" have in common?

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They explain the different parts of a thing.
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They show stages in a thought process.
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They show the events of a narrative.
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They display different sides of a problem.
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How do "A Psalm of Life" and "Auspex" differ in how they describe the concept of time?

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“Psalm” suggests that the passage of time cannot defeat the soul, while “Auspex” indicates that it can.
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The theme of “Psalm” reflects joy in time’s passing, while “Auspex” shows gloomy acceptance of it.
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“Psalm” does not reflect concern about time’s passage, while “Auspex” displays anxiety about it.
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While “Psalm” disregards time’s passing, while “Auspex” suggests that humans are oppressed by time.
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mournful
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energetic
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serious
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regretful
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How do the authors of “A Psalm of Life” and "Auspex" use different images to illustrate their themes?

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“Psalm” primarily contains images of conflict, while the images in “Auspex” communicate neutrality.
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The author of “Psalm” chooses dramatic and exciting images to illustrate the theme, while the author of “Auspex” chooses more subtle, quiet images.
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The images in “Psalm” are largely tied to the human body, while the images in “Auspex” come from the natural world.
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“Psalm” contains primarily images of battle and human interactions, while “Auspex” focuses on natural imagery.
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Art is long, and Time is fleeting,And our hearts, though stout and brave,Still, like muffled drums, are beatingFuneral marches to the grave.

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physically very strong.
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ferocious and fearless.
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courageous and determined.
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compassionate and loving.
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My heart, I cannot still it, Nest that had song-birds in it; And when the last shall go, The dreary days to fill it, Instead of lark or linnet, Shall whirl dead leaves and snow.

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emphasize the fact that his love has left.
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describe a physical feeling he is experiencing.
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illustrate the positive qualities of his love.
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explain the types of birds that he favors.
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In the world’s broad field of battle,In the bivouac of life,

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Life is an eternal struggle.
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Life is rarely problematic.
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Life is not worth living.
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Life is mostly unhappy and painful.

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