Question

Read the poem.

Afternoon in School – The Last Lesson
by D.H. Lawrence

When will the bell ring, and end this weariness?
How long have they tugged the leash, and strained apart
My pack of unruly hounds: I cannot start
Them again on a quarry of knowledge they hate to hunt,
I can haul them and urge them no more.
No more can I endure to bear the brunt
Of the books that lie out on the desks: a full three score
Of several insults of blotted pages and scrawl
Of slovenly work that they have offered me.
I am sick, and tired more than any thrall
Upon the woodstacks working weariedly.

And shall I take
The last dear fuel and heap it on my soul
Till I rouse my will like a fire to consume
Their dross of indifference, and burn the scroll
Of their insults in punishment? — I will not!
I will not waste myself to embers for them,
Not all for them shall the fires of my life be hot,
For myself a heap of ashes of weariness, till sleep
Shall have raked the embers clear: I will keep
Some of my strength for myself, for if I should sell
It all for them, I should hate them —
— I will sit and wait for the bell.

Which statement best describes the role that hyperbole plays in developing the theme of “Afternoon in School – The Last Lesson”?

It creates humor, distracting the reader from the poet’s main theme.

It creates vivid imagery and symbols.

It adds to the tone by creating suspense.

It emphasizes how frustrated and passionate the teacher feels.

Answer 1

B? @Elsa213

Answer 2

Pixel did you at least read it c;

Answer 3

yes that is why i have an answer c:

Answer 4

Elsa get in here :)

Answer 5

Do you know what hyperbole is?

Answer 6

@pixel

Answer 7

hrm?

Answer 8

"When will the bell ring, and end this weariness?
How long have they tugged the leash, and strained apart
My pack of unruly hounds: I cannot start
Them again on a quarry of knowledge they hate to hunt,
I can haul them and urge them no more.
No more can I endure to bear the brunt
Of the books that lie out on the desks: a full three score
Of several insults of blotted pages and scrawl
Of slovenly work that they have offered me.
I am sick, and tired more than any thrall
Upon the woodstacks working weariedly."

This first section emphasizes a metaphor of "unruly hounds." It represents his students. Essentially 'for a pile of knowledge they don't like to go after.' They aren't that encouraged to learn. Through the hyperbole, it exaggerates the frustration he has for it. For he can "haul them and urge them no more" and he can no longer "endure to bear the brunt" of the "books that lie out on the desks." The students hasn't proven to be of much substance.

Answer 9

Suspense

Answer 10

What

Answer 11

C it creates suspense

Answer 12

Does anyone else think that? ._.

Answer 13

Pixel, does the teacher sound frustrated to you?

Answer 14

yes

Answer 15

What creates that frustration?

Answer 16

her hounds

Answer 17

or how slow the clock is going

Answer 18

The hyperbole is creating the frustration. Not suspense ._.