1.the rescue workers discoverd the dog "cowering" in the closet
barking
crying
dying
sleeping
2. an naething now to big a new ane,/ o foggage green! / an bleak december winds ensuin
which of these is nearest in meaning to the word "ensuin" as it is used in the lines above?
arising
ebbing
heating
unfeeling
3. the full impact of her "rash" decision had yet to be seen
angry
hasty
thoughtful
uninformed
4. which excerpt from robert burns’s “to a mouse” best conveys understanding and forgiveness? (1 point)
“…an’ weary winter comin’ fast,/an cozie here, beneath the blast…”
“thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin! /its silly wa’s the win’s are strewin’! ”
“still thou art blessed compared wi’ me/the present only toucheth thee…”
“i doubt na… but thou may thieve; /what then? poor beastie, thou maun live! ”
5. in william blake’s “the lamb,” to whom or what is the lamb compared? (1 point)
humankind
jesus
nature
the speaker
6. which of these does william wordsworth criticize in “the world is too much with us”? (1 point)
paganism
modern life
the death of reason
nature's destructive powers
7. which excerpt from samuel taylor coleridge's "kubla khan" most clearly indicates that he is describing a dream
a damsel with a dulcimer/in a vision once i saw
in xanadu did kubla khan/ a stately pleasure dome decree
the shadow of the dome of pleasure/floated midway on the waves
so twice five miles of fertile ground/with walls and towers were girdled round
8. which excerpt from lord byron’s childe harold's pilgrimage most clearly describes a state of independence?
but in man's dwellings he became a thing/ restless and worn
which could find/a life within itself, to breathe without mankind
who can behold/the smoothness and the sheen of beauty's cheek
he had the passion and the power to roam /the desert forest cavern
9. with which of these excerpts from shelleys to a skylark does the speaker most directly express envy for the subject of the work?
hail to thee blithe spirit/ bird thy never wert
like an unbodied joy whose race us just begun
and singing still dost soar ever singest
teach me half the gladness/ that thy brain must know
10. in his ode “when i have fears that i may cease to be,” john keats ponders the possibility that he will die before (1 point)
finding a perfect love.
attaining forgiveness and salvation.
discovering the purpose of existence.
writing all the poetry of which he is capable.
for questions 11–12, choose the correct answer.
11. which of these of these is always true of lyric poetry?
it is heroic in nature
its tone is light and whimsical
it represents only one speaker
its speaker assumes the name of the author
12. “bird, thou never wert…”
which of these is exemplified by this line from percy shelley’s “to a skylark”? (1 point)
alliteration
apostrophe
personification
terza rima