1. What idea is expressed in the following lines from “Caged Birdâ€�
a bird that stalks/down his narrow cage/can seldom see through/his bars of rage
(1 point)
Anger sharpens our dreams.
Dreams should be nurtured.
Negative thinking can defeat our dreams.
Freedom is a state of mind.
2. In “Sympathy†and “Caged Bird,†what do the bars of the birdcage symbolize? (1 point)
Despair and surrender
Illness and injury
Slavery and imprisonment
Care and protection
3. What does the “dawn-bright lawn†in “Caged Bird†symbolize? (1 point)
Happiness
A new beginning
Familiarity
Nature
4. Which conclusion can one draw from the following in “We never know how high we areâ€�
“The Heroism we recite/Would be a normal thing/Did not ourselves the Cubits warp/For fear to be a King—â€Â
(1 point)
Even ordinary people can perform heroic acts.
We prevent ourselves from reaching our goals when we listen to our fears.
We can reach even the loftiest goal if we set our minds to the task.
We often reach for what lies just beyond our grasp.
5. What sound is created by alliteration in the following line?
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,/And swallows circling with their shimmering sound.
(1 point)
A cry
A harsh siren
A growl
A gentle whisper
6. Which of the following lines from “The Horses†contains an example of alliteration? (1 point)
We heard a distant tapping on the road.
A plane plunged over us into the sea.
We had sold our horses in our fathers’ time
In the first moment we never had a thought
7. For destruction, the speaker in “Fire and Ice†feels ice will ________. (1 point)
suppose
confound
perish
suffice
8. Which part of the following sentence is the adjective clause?
After the discussion, which was quite lively, the English teacher recommended several other poems by these poets.
(1 point)
After the discussion
which was quite lively
by these poets
the English teacher
9. In “The Horses,†the postwar world _____ people. (1 point)
couches
contorts
steeds
confounds
10. In the following lines from “The Horses,†the underlined words are what type of clause?
Barely a twelvemonth after
The seven days war that put the world to sleep,
Late in the evening the strange horses came.
(1 point)
an adjective clause modifying days.
an adjective clause modifying horses.
an adjective clause modifying war.
an adjective clause modifying evening.
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