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Which best summarizes the meaning of the last line of James Russell Lowell's "Life"?

A.
In life, failure of any kind is unacceptable.

B.
Life is too short for any one person to make a difference.

C.
Failing to be great is acceptable, but failing to strive for greatness is not.

D.
Since life is so short, not trying to be great is a reasonable strategy.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Which helps James Russell Lowell to create a close bond between the reader and the speaker in "Life"?

A.
his use of an extended metaphor

B.
his use of a simple rhyme scheme

C.
his use of brief stanzas

D.
his use of the second-person point of view

Answer 5

Which best summarizes the first stanza of James Russell Lowell's "Life"?

A.
Life is full of sound and fury, but it ends with silence when night falls.

B.
Life does not give special treatment to those who are special.

C.
Life does not give us much time to make our mark on the world.

D.
Life does not end when night falls.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

What does the speaker compare life to in the first stanza of James Russell Lowell's "Life"?

A.
a day in the summer

B.
a word on the page

C.
a writer with few ideas

D.
a blank piece of paper

Answer 9

Which statement describes a key difference between Driscoll's "Hold Fast Your Dreams" and Hughes's "Harlem [2]"?

A.
Driscoll's poem is a long and involved exploration of dreams, while Hughes's piece is short and simple.

B.
Driscoll's poem deals with nurturing dreams, while Hughes's piece is about what happens when dreams are not nurtured.

C.
Driscoll's poem uses dream as a metaphor for natural beauty, while Hughes's piece deals with dreams literally.

D.
Driscoll's poem suggests that dreams are important, while Hughes's piece does not value dreams.

Answer 10

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Answer 11

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Answer 12

Read the lines from wingspaninson's "The Wind Began to Rock the Grass":

The Wind began to rock the Grass / With threatening Tunes and low – / He threw a Menace at the Earth – / A Menace at the Sky.

What effect do the verbs rock and threw have on the poem's first stanza?

A.
They call to mind sudden, quick actions, which helps establish the poem's tone and suggests the need to respect the forces of nature.

B.
They remind readers that wingspaninson often observed the world from inside her father's house rather than first-hand.

C.
They create the rhyme scheme that gives the poem its familiar meter and rhythm.

D.
They suggest friendliness and beauty that exist only in the natural world, not in human society.

Answer 13

In "A Poison Tree," what does the tree represent?

A.
the speaker

B.
the speaker's appearance

C.
the speaker's foe

D.
the speaker's anger

Answer 14

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Answer 15

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