rosebud2010
Nov 29, 2010, 04:49 PM
I have some questions from an english test, I'm just needing someone to tell me if my answers are correct: My answers are marked with three asterisks next to them (***)
1. Read the following lines from “Ode on a Grecian Urn.”
Bold Lover, never, never, canst thou kiss, / Though winning near the goal—yet, do not grieve; / She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, / Forever wilt thou love, and she be fair!
Which is an accurate paraphrase of these lines? (1 point)
Don't worry because you cannot kiss her, but rejoice because her beauty will last forever.***
You will never be able to kiss your lover because she is frozen in time.
Because your lover has died, you will never be able to kiss her again.
Don't grieve because you have lost your beauty and cannot kiss your lover.
2. Which is an accurate paraphrase of the following lines from “Ode to a Nightingale”? (1 point)
Forlorn! The very word is like a bell / To toll me back from thee to my sole self! (1 point)
The word forlorn describes how I feel when I am away from you.
The word forlorn is like a bell that takes me away from you and back to reality.
The word forlorndescribes how I truly feel.***
The word forlorn sounds like a bell and makes me sad.
3. In “The World Is Too Much With Us,” what is Wordsworth's MAIN criticism about English society? (1 point) (1 point)
He denounces the society's preoccupation with war.***
He condemns the desolation and isolation of the society.
He condemns people's materialism and preoccupation with business.
He denounces people's desire to conquer other nations.
4. Which of the following Romantic beliefs does Wordsworth emphasize in “The World Is Too Much With Us”? (1 point)
Nature is full of healing powers that can cure society's ills.
Imagination is a force that is similar to nature.***
Nature is a force with which most people are already in tune.
Imagination is a source of truth that can help people sympathize with others.
5. Which sound devices are used in the following line from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”? (1 point)
About, about, in reel and rout (1 point)
Internal rhyme and consonance
Consonance and internal rhyme
Alliteration and internal rhyme
Alliteration and consonance***
6. In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” what does the dead albatross around the Mariner's neck MOST LIKELY represent? (1 point)
Fear
Protection***
Guilt
Repentance
7. In William Blake's “The Tyger,” what abstract idea does the tiger symbolize? (1 point)
Love
Experience***
Innocence
Darkness
8. In “The Tyger,” whose work is Blake referring to when he says “his work”? (1 point)
Mankind's
The creator's***
The tiger's
The lamb's
9. What is the role of nature in “Ozymandias”? (1 point)
Nature is ultimately more powerful than Ozymandias.
Ozymandias directly challenges nature.***
Ozymandias's life and legacy illustrates prolonged dominance over nature.
Ozymandias's life illustrates respect for nature.
10. Ozymandias may BEST be described as (1 point)
A democratic ruler.***
An ineffective ruler.
A weak ruler.
A dictator.
11. With which statement would the speaker of “Apostrophe to the Ocean” by Byron AGREE? (1 point)
Humanity is equal in power to the ocean.
The company of society is preferable to the loneliness of the ocean.
Humanity cannot overpower the ocean.
The ocean changes constantly.***
12. In “Apostrophe to the Ocean,” the speaker refers to the ocean's “paths” and “fields.” These are examples of (1 point)
Similes.
Metaphors.***
Alliteration.
Personification.
13. In “Apostrophe to the Ocean,” how does the speaker feel about the ocean? (1 point)
Respectful***
Humiliated
Uncertain
Disillusioned
14. Which BEST explains why Browning's “My Last Duchess” is considered a dramatic monologue? (1 point)
The author employs an inconsistent rhythm and run-on lines throughout the poem.
A single speaker describes a turning point in his life to the reader.***
A single speaker indirectly reveals his situation and character to a silent listener.
The author describes a thrilling, exciting event in the speaker's life.
15. Which BEST describes the speaker's perception of love in “Sonnet 43”? (1 point)
Delusional
Genuine***
Possessive
Unrequited
1. Read the following lines from “Ode on a Grecian Urn.”
Bold Lover, never, never, canst thou kiss, / Though winning near the goal—yet, do not grieve; / She cannot fade, though thou hast not thy bliss, / Forever wilt thou love, and she be fair!
Which is an accurate paraphrase of these lines? (1 point)
Don't worry because you cannot kiss her, but rejoice because her beauty will last forever.***
You will never be able to kiss your lover because she is frozen in time.
Because your lover has died, you will never be able to kiss her again.
Don't grieve because you have lost your beauty and cannot kiss your lover.
2. Which is an accurate paraphrase of the following lines from “Ode to a Nightingale”? (1 point)
Forlorn! The very word is like a bell / To toll me back from thee to my sole self! (1 point)
The word forlorn describes how I feel when I am away from you.
The word forlorn is like a bell that takes me away from you and back to reality.
The word forlorndescribes how I truly feel.***
The word forlorn sounds like a bell and makes me sad.
3. In “The World Is Too Much With Us,” what is Wordsworth's MAIN criticism about English society? (1 point) (1 point)
He denounces the society's preoccupation with war.***
He condemns the desolation and isolation of the society.
He condemns people's materialism and preoccupation with business.
He denounces people's desire to conquer other nations.
4. Which of the following Romantic beliefs does Wordsworth emphasize in “The World Is Too Much With Us”? (1 point)
Nature is full of healing powers that can cure society's ills.
Imagination is a force that is similar to nature.***
Nature is a force with which most people are already in tune.
Imagination is a source of truth that can help people sympathize with others.
5. Which sound devices are used in the following line from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”? (1 point)
About, about, in reel and rout (1 point)
Internal rhyme and consonance
Consonance and internal rhyme
Alliteration and internal rhyme
Alliteration and consonance***
6. In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” what does the dead albatross around the Mariner's neck MOST LIKELY represent? (1 point)
Fear
Protection***
Guilt
Repentance
7. In William Blake's “The Tyger,” what abstract idea does the tiger symbolize? (1 point)
Love
Experience***
Innocence
Darkness
8. In “The Tyger,” whose work is Blake referring to when he says “his work”? (1 point)
Mankind's
The creator's***
The tiger's
The lamb's
9. What is the role of nature in “Ozymandias”? (1 point)
Nature is ultimately more powerful than Ozymandias.
Ozymandias directly challenges nature.***
Ozymandias's life and legacy illustrates prolonged dominance over nature.
Ozymandias's life illustrates respect for nature.
10. Ozymandias may BEST be described as (1 point)
A democratic ruler.***
An ineffective ruler.
A weak ruler.
A dictator.
11. With which statement would the speaker of “Apostrophe to the Ocean” by Byron AGREE? (1 point)
Humanity is equal in power to the ocean.
The company of society is preferable to the loneliness of the ocean.
Humanity cannot overpower the ocean.
The ocean changes constantly.***
12. In “Apostrophe to the Ocean,” the speaker refers to the ocean's “paths” and “fields.” These are examples of (1 point)
Similes.
Metaphors.***
Alliteration.
Personification.
13. In “Apostrophe to the Ocean,” how does the speaker feel about the ocean? (1 point)
Respectful***
Humiliated
Uncertain
Disillusioned
14. Which BEST explains why Browning's “My Last Duchess” is considered a dramatic monologue? (1 point)
The author employs an inconsistent rhythm and run-on lines throughout the poem.
A single speaker describes a turning point in his life to the reader.***
A single speaker indirectly reveals his situation and character to a silent listener.
The author describes a thrilling, exciting event in the speaker's life.
15. Which BEST describes the speaker's perception of love in “Sonnet 43”? (1 point)
Delusional
Genuine***
Possessive
Unrequited