Question

Sprung rhythm involves using _____?

A. Varing numbers of both stressed and unstressed syllables
B. a fixed number of unstressed syllables and varying numbers of stressful
C. varying numbers or unstressed syllables in a fixed number of stressed syllables

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprung_rhythm Read a few sentences. Now tell me which one you think it is. (Hint it's not A.)

Answer 2

is it b?

Answer 3

Not quite.

Answer 4

okay that leaves it to c :)

Answer 5

Yes. Here's why: "It is constructed from feet in which the first syllable is stressed and may be followed by a variable number of unstressed syllables."

Answer 6

thank you can you help with more??

Answer 7

Sure. Just close this one, and open a new one.

Answer 8

1. Sprung rhythm involves using _______. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) varying numbers of both stressed and unstressed syllables
Unselected answer (0 pts) a fixed number of unstressed syllables and varying numbers of stressed syllables
Correct answer (1 pt) varying numbers of unstressed syllables and a fixed number of stressed syllables
1 /1 point

2. Which of the following would Hopkins say is not true of the things mentioned in “Pied Beauty”? (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) Some are spotted or speckled.
Unselected answer (0 pts) All are worthy of praise.
Correct answer (1 pt) Some are sorrowful.
Unselected answer (0 pts) All are glorious.
1 /1 point

3. Both “Pied Beauty” and “Spring and Fall: To a Young Child” suggest a sense of ________. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) disappointment.
Correct answer (1 pt) nature's beauty
Unselected answer (0 pts) frustration
Unselected answer (0 pts) joyfulness
1 /1 point

Choose the meaning of the bolded words in questions 4–8.

4. The jeweler burnished the locked before placing it in the display case. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) engraved
Correct answer (1 pt) polished
Unselected answer (0 pts) admired
Unselected answer (0 pts) appraised
1 /1 point

5. She opened the casement to let in some fresh air. (1 point)
Correct answer (1 pt) window
Unselected answer (0 pts) vent
Unselected answer (0 pts) door
Unselected answer (0 pts) curtain
1 /1 point

6. The man was considered to have a calm and even temper. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) singing voice
Unselected answer (0 pts) way of speaking
Correct answer (1 pt) frame of mind
Unselected answer (0 pts) work ethic
1 /1 point

7. What immortal hand or eye/Could frame thy fearful symmetry? (1 point)
Correct answer (1 pt) balanced form
Unselected answer (0 pts) stature
Unselected answer (0 pts) expression
Unselected answer (0 pts) cry
1 /1 point

8. the beatings of my heart—How oft in spirit have I turned to thee/O sylvan Wye! (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) shimmering
Correct answer (1 pt) woodland
Unselected answer (0 pts) silver
Unselected answer (0 pts) obtuse
1 /1 point

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

9. The Taj Mahal, not the Hanging Gardens, ______ built by Shah Jahan. (1 point)
Correct answer (1 pt) was
Unselected answer (0 pts) were
1 /1 point

10. In 1901, the seats in the car _____ placed back to back. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) was
Correct answer (1 pt) were
1 /1 point

11. The dishes on the counter _____ carefully stacked. (1 point)
Unselected answer (0 pts) is
Correct answer (1 pt) are
1 /1 point

12. The maximum number of passengers _____ posted in the front of the bus. (1 point)
Correct answer (1 pt) is
Unselected answer (0 pts) are
1 /1 point

13. More than one-half of Sal’s profits _____ spent on camera equipment. (1 point)
Incorrect Answer (0 pts) was
Unselected answer (1 pt) were
1/1 point

14. Tina, not her roommates, _____ studying in the library. (1 point)
Correct answer (1 pt) was
Unselected answer (0 pts) were
1 /1 point

15. The oleander, like many other common shrubs, _____ poisonous leaves. (1 point)
Correct answer (1 pt) has
Unselected answer (0 pts) have
1 /1 point

Answer 9

#13 is was not were. Other than that, @Whiterabbit541 is right!

Answer 10

13 is were... i just got it wrong^