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Read the excerpt from "London's Summer Morning." Now pastry dainties catch the eye minute Of humming insects, while the limy snare Waits to enthrall them. What does this excerpt from the poem describe?

a bakery hoping to draw in customers

a rotting pastry surrounded by insects

a trap used to capture flying bugs

a group of people wearing bright colors

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Which best describes the speaker of "London's Summer Morning"?

a lamplighter putting out the streetlights

a housemaid in a private home

a chimney-boy watching a market

a person walking through London’s streets

Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 19.”Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion's paws,And make the earth devour her own sweet brood;Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's jaws,And burn the long-liv'd phoenix, in her blood;Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleets,5And do whate'er thou wilt, swift-footed Time,To the wide world and all her fading sweets;But I forbid thee one most heinous crime:O! carve not with thy hours my love's fair brow,Nor draw no lines there with thine antique pen;10Him in thy course untainted do allowFor beauty's pattern to succeeding men.Yet, do thy worst old Time: despite thy wrong,My love shall in my verse ever live young.

Keep time from passing.

Time cannot alter my love.

My love has beautiful brows.

Do not make my love look older.

Which features make this an example of a Shakespearean sonnet? Select three options.

the abab, cdcd, efef, gg rhyme scheme

the groupings of two stressed syllables

the widespread use of iambic pentameter

the use of three quatrains followed by a couplet

the fact that the final lines summarize the preceding lines

Read the first two stanzas of "Foreign Lands". Which excerpt contains hyperbole?

Up into the cherry treeWho should climb but little me?

I held the trunk with both my handsAnd looked abroad on foreign lands.

I saw the next-door garden lie,Adorned with flowers, before my eye,

And many pleasant places moreThat I had never seen before.

Which excerpt from "Foreign Lands" contains a metaphor?

The dusty roads go up and downWith people tramping in to town.

I saw the next-door garden lie,Adorned with flowers, before my eye

I held the trunk with both my handsAnd looked abroad on foreign lands.

I saw the dimpling river passAnd be the sky's blue looking-glass;

Which statement best describes the central idea of "Foreign Lands"?

The speaker takes joy in climbing trees to look for a new place to live.

The speaker takes joy in climbing trees and imagining far-off places.

The speaker takes joy in climbing trees and observing other countries.

The speaker takes joy in climbing trees to spy on his neighbors.

Read the passage from "Times Have Changed."And we're independent these days,not disrespectful. We like to think on our own instead of going off what we've been shown.

thinks some things have changed for the better.

feels some things have changed for the worse.

is disinterested in what his grandfather says.

disagrees with everything his grandfather says.

Read the passage from "Times Have Changed."Times always change, Granddad, but don’t be sad. We always find a wayto live together.

energetic

angry

sad

hopeful

Langston Hughes’s poem “Dreams” praises dreams, while “Dawn in New York” praises

the urban transportation systems.

the close friendships among coworkers.

the solitude of a morning routine.

the inspiration for urban architecture.

What is the central idea of Langston Hughes’s poem “Dreams”?

Dreams provide hope for people’s lives.

Dreams allow people to rest and relax.

Dreams remind people of past experiences.

Dreams predict people’s successes and failures.

In Langston Hughes’s poem “Dreams,” a “broken-winged bird” is a metaphor for

friends holding hands.

a life without dreams.

a person dying at a young age.

achieving dreams through hard work.

Read the first stanza of "The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls."The tide rises, the tide falls,The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;Along the sea-sands damp and brownThe traveller hastens toward the town, And the tide rises, the tide falls.Why does the poet most likely use the words “damp and brown” to describe the sands?

to create a subdued mood within the poem

to make the poem more haunting or unsettling

to give a sense of the time of year

to evoke sadness within the reader

What is similar about the love that is expressed in "That I did always love" and "'Why do I love' You, Sir?"

In both poems, love is the cause of great pain.

In both poems, love is shown to transform the speaker.

In both poems, love manages to exist despite great odds.

In both poems, love is described as unwavering and absolute.

Read the poem “Roses,” by George Eliot. You love the roses—so do I. I wishThe sky would rain down roses, as they rainFrom off the shaken bush. Why will it not?Then all the valley would be pink and whiteAnd soft to tread on. They would fall as lightAs feathers, smelling sweet; and it would beLike sleeping and like waking, all at once! What is the main style difference between “Roses” and "Night"?

“Roses” uses a more modern form.

“Night” uses a rhyme scheme.

“Night” uses trochaic pentameter.

“Roses” uses iambic pentameter.

How are the speakers’ senses of self-esteem similar in "A Thought on the Inestimable Blessing of Reason" and "Deliverance From Another Sore Fit"?

In both poems, the speakers consider themselves insignificant.

In both poems, the speakers express a great deal of pride.

In both poems, the speakers express humility before a larger and greater force.

In both poems, the speakers express great doubt as to their abilities.

Which statement best describes the ways that the speakers in "A Thought on the Inestimable Blessing of Reason" and "Deliverance From Another Sore Fit" achieve contentment?

In “A Thought . . .,” the speaker achieves contentment through rational thought, while in “Deliverance . . .,” the speaker achieves contentment through religious faith.

In “A Thought . . .,” the speaker achieves contentment through steady contemplation, while in “Deliverance . . .,” the speaker achieves contentment through prayer and solitude.

In “A Thought . . .,” the speaker achieves contentment through spiritual cleanliness, while in “Deliverance . . .,” the speaker achieves contentment through development of faith.

In “A Thought . . .,” the speaker achieves contentment by acquiring knowledge, while in “Deliverance . . .,” the speaker achieves contentment through religious activities.

Which statement best describes the rhyme scheme of "A Thought on the Inestimable Blessing of Reason"?

There are two stanzas with the rhyme scheme ABAB throughout.

There are two stanzas with the rhyme scheme ABCB throughout.

There is a series of consecutive rhyming couplets.

There is an absence of a clear rhyme scheme.

The speaker in Hughes’s poem “Democracy” encourages people to

bravely stand up for what is right.

peacefully support change.

patiently wait for equality to come.

silently let change take its course.

Langston Hughes yearns for equality in the poem “I Dream A World,” while in the poem “Democracy” he

is thankful for the freedoms he has gained.

feels that equal opportunities are within reach.

strongly supports the idea of deferring the fight to a later time.

actively advocates the idea of fighting for equal treatment.

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