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Read the haiku by Bashō.Midfield,attached to nothing,the skylark singing.

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anxious and irritated
B
carefree and optimistic
C
remorseful and lonely
D
wistful and meditative
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Read the poems.What motif is addressed in both forms of poetry?

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romance
B
the ocean
C
the outdoors
D
death
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Read the poems.Which statement best describes the differences between these poems?

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The haiku relies on rhyme for a musical effect, while the Romantic poem uses sensory details.
B
The haiku tells a story, while the Romantic poem uses kigo to impart the motif of the poem.
C
The haiku focuses on nature, while the Romantic poem focuses on changes in the speaker’s life.
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The haiku captures a single moment, while the Romantic poem weaves a tale using images.
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In "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," Williams describes the scene in a painting. How does Auden treat the same subject in "Musée des Beaux Arts"?

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Auden offers more background information about Icarus in mythology.
B
Auden offers criticism of Icarus’s self-centered behavior and demise.
C
Auden’s offers other literary examples of egotistical characters.
D
Auden offers multiple examples of people ignoring momentous events.
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What grammatical structure is repeated in this excerpt? Check all that apply.

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the use of "somewhere," followed by an adverb
B
the use of an adverb to begin the lines
C
the use of "Those that I," followed by a verb
D
the use of a pronoun to end the lines
E
the use of "I do not," followed by a verb
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What details can be observed in the painting? Select 3 options.

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an unclean floor
B
injured men
C
surgical tables
D
dazed expressions
E
concerned relatives
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Consider the painting and the related poem.The Harvesters by Bruegel "The Corn Harvest" by William Carlos WilliamsSummer !the painting is organizedabout a youngreaper enjoying hisnoonday restcompletelyrelaxedfrom his morning laborssprawledin fact sleepingunbuttonedon his backthe womenhave brought him his lunchperhapsa spot of winethey gather gossipingunder a treewhose shadecarelesslyhe does not share therestingcenter oftheir workaday world.

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the laborers involved in the corn harvest
B
the profit gained from the corn harvest
C
the land owner’s management of the harvest
D
the steps involved in the harvesting of corn
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Read the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night."Good men, the last wave by, crying how brightTheir frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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The use of the rhyming words "bright" and "light" puts a focus on living rather than dying.
B
The use of the rhyming words "bright" and "light" describes the speaker's desire to die.
C
The use of the rhyming words "bright" and "light" highlights the idea that death must come for everyone.
D
The use of the rhyming words "bright" and "light" emphasizes the speaker's love for his father.
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Which statements describe haiku? Check all that apply.

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A haiku is a poem that consists of three lines.
B
A haiku has a patterned rhyme scheme.
C
A haiku often contains a kigo.
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A haiku contains ideas that are written in present tense.
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A haiku is a poem that tells a complicated story.
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Which is the most effective thesis statement for an essay about how Romantic poems illustrate one of Wordsworth’s ideas about poetry?

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Many Romantic poems are written in common language about everyday situations and emotional experiences.
B
It is not uncommon for many Romantic poems to contain similar traits and characteristics.
C
Several Romantic poems provide examples of Wordsworth’s claim that poetryshould be written in everyday language.
D
Wordsworth’s ideas about poetry were widely known and embraced by other authors of his time.
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Emanuelle is writing an analytical essay comparing "Mutability” and "A Defence of Poetry.”The main focus of her essay should be

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her opinion of both works.
B
the historical context of both works.
C
what inspired Shelley to write both works.
D
major ideas that are shared in both works.
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compound
B
modifying
C
nonrestrictive
D
restrictive
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Which line is written in iambic pentameter?

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I really like horses and giraffes.
B
I have ridden a horse, but I never fell off.
C
I know a man who owns a horse.
D
I came to see a man about a horse.
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Read the paragraph.Wordsworth believed that poetry should present the ordinary in unusual ways, and Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind" does just that. In the poem, the speaker calls the wind "thou breath of Autumn's being." Later in the poem, the speaker refers to the wind as both "destroyer and preserver."

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an introductory statement of the point that is being made
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an example to illustrate the point being made in the paragraph
C
an opinion about the author's choice of words
D
an explanation that connects the point to the examples provided
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Read the sentence.The phone call, from the admissions office, made me ecstatic.

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The phone call from the admissions office made me happy.
B
The phone call from the admissions office, made me happy.
C
The phone call (from the admissions office) made me happy.
D
The phone call—from the admissions office—made me happy.

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