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@16shuston
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Q#1: Which best summarizes the meaning of the first two lines in the second stanza of James Russell Lowell's "Life"?


A.
Make the story of your life as brief and clear as possible.


B.
While life seems long, it is actually quite brief.


C.
Life is difficult, but it can still be enjoyable and rewarding.


D.
Though life is short, try to leave a great and lasting legacy.

my answer : B

Answer 1

do you have the first two lines?

Answer 2

no

Answer 3

u r right.. i looked up the two lines

Answer 4

@SneliS
Q#2:Which helps James Russell Lowell to create a close bond between the reader and the speaker in "Life"?



A.
his use of brief stanzas


B.
his use of a simple rhyme scheme


C.
his use of an extended metaphor


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

Answer 5

Life is a leaf of white paper
Whereon each one of us may write
His word or two; and then comes night.

Though thou have time
But for a line, be that sublime;
Not failure, but low aim, is a crime.

Answer 6

my annswer : D

Answer 7

D or C

Answer 8

@16shuston
Q#3 :
Which best summarizes the first stanza of James Russell Lowell's "Life"?


A.
Life does not end when night falls.


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


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


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

my answer : B

Answer 9

yep :) u r right!!!

Answer 10

@SneliS
Q#4:In the first stanza of "Life," what does night symbolize?


A.
art


B.
death


C.
anger


D.
hope

my answer : D

Answer 11

B. or C

Answer 12

@16shuston
Q#5 :What does the speaker compare life to in the first stanza of James Russell Lowell's "Life"?


A.
a writer with few ideas


B.
a day in the summer


C.
a word on the page


D.
a blank piece of paper

my answer : D

Answer 13

I would say B

Answer 14

@16shuston
Q#6:Which statement would the speakers in "Harlem [2]" and "Hold Fast Your Dreams" most likely agree with?



A.
Dreams are precious and powerful things.


B.
Dreams that are kept secret can grow and thrive.


C.
Neglected dreams have the potential to be dangerous.


D.
It is best to quickly forget unfulfilled dreams.

my answer : C