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Style in Poems by Rabindranath Tagore — Quiz Answers

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Read the lines from "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore. Ornaments would mar our union; they would come between thee and me; Which phrase best illustrates the musical quality of the lyric poem?

A
“our union”
B
“come between”
C
“thee and me”
D
“Ornaments would”
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Read the line from "84" by Rabindranath Tagore. In the joy of your heart may you feel the living joy that sang one spring morning, sending its glad voice across an hundred years. What is the effect of the figurative language in these lines?

A
The metaphor illustrates how one can be truly happy only in spring.
B
The personification shows how happiness is quick to fade.
C
The personification suggests that past happiness can last a long time.
D
The metaphor illustrates what it was like to live in the past.
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Read the lines from "84" by Rabindranath Tagore. The bees forget to sip their honey; drunken with light they foolishly hover and hum. . . . Laughter floats in the air like foam on the flood. The imagery used in the lines allows the reader to

A
visualize the people who are laughing.
B
visualize the color of the honeycombs.
C
imagine what the river looks like when it floods.
D
imagine the sounds of the bees and laughter.
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What is the effect of the author’s use of apostrophe in the poem "85"?

A
It engages readers by addressing someone unknown.
B
It engages readers by addressing them directly.
C
It creates a detached effect between the readers and the author.
D
It causes the readers to imagine a future event.
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Read the line from "84" by Rabindranath Tagore. Over the green and yellow rice-fields sweep the shadows of the autumn clouds followed by the swift-chasing sun. What is the effect of the imagery used in these lines?

A
The reader can imagine what the night looks like.
B
The reader can visualize the fields and the sky.
C
The reader feels how hot the sun was that day.
D
The reader feels like he or she is flying through the field.
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Which line most directly states the speaker’s feelings in "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore?

A
“their jingling would drown thy whispers.”
B
“She has no pride of dress and decoration.”
C
“like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music.”
D
“My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight.”
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Read the lines from "84" by Rabindranath Tagore. Let none go back home, brothers, this morning, let none go to work Let us take the blue sky by storm and plunder space as we run. Which feature of a lyric poem does the repetition of the word let best illustrate?

A
the single speaker
B
the speaker’s emotions
C
the musical quality
D
the long length
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Read the lines from "84" by Rabindranath Tagore. Let none go back home, brothers, this morning, let none go to work. Let us take the blue sky by storm and plunder space as we run. Laughter floats in the air like foam on the flood. Brothers, let us squander our morning in futile songs. The use of apostrophe in the poem

A
causes the reader to feel alienated if he or she does not have any brothers.
B
helps define the speaker’s voice in relation to his “brothers,” or community.
C
creates a detached effect, since the reader is not addressed directly.
D
allows the reader to visualize all of the poet’s family and friends.
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A metaphor makes a comparison

A
that uses the word as .
B
that is between two unlike things.
C
that is between two similar things.
D
that uses the word like .
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Which are features of lyric poetry? Choose three correct answers.

A
a full storyline
B
thoughts about an event
C
long length
D
a musical quality
E
expression of feelings

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