Burns/Blake/Wordsworth/Coleridge
■In “The Lamb” the title character is a symbol of…?
a.Humankind
b.Jesus
c.Nature
d.The speaker
b. Jesus
■The underlined term represents which part of speech:
We joined Mark and them on the observation platform.
■Direct object
■What does “bounded” mean in the sentence: “
The dog bounded toward the backyard fence”?
a.Raced
b.Leaped
c.Limped
d.wandered
b. leaped
■“Five miles meandering with a mazy motion…” is an example of…..?
■alliteration
■In his ode “When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be,” John Keats ponders the possibility that he will die before
a.Finding a perfect love
b.Attaining forgiveness and salvation
c.Writing all the poetry he can
c. Writing all the poetry he can
■In Wordsworth’s poem “The World is Too Much with Us”, the speaker is criticizing….?
a.Modern life
b.Paganism
c.The death of reason
d.Nature’s destructive powers
a. Modern life
■Who or Whom
“To _____ did you write the card?”
whom
■What does “sinews” mean in the sentence: “And what shoulder, and what art,/Could twist the sinews of my heart?”
a.Bones
b.Essence
c.Location
d.longevity
b. essence
■An author writes a poem about a dove dying, but his real meaning is the loss of peace. The dove is an example of…?
symbol
■An ode is a form of poetry that is generally
a.Short and narrative
b.Long and thoughtful
c.Lyrical and humorous
b. Long and thoughtful
■“Wail” and “buzz” are examples of…
■onomatopoeia
■The sound device in which vowel sounds of nearby words are repeated is called….
■assonance
■In “Ode to the West Wind” what does the speaker want the wind to help him do?
a.Be powerful
b.Live a long life
c.Bring in the spring
d.Remove the leaves of fall
a. Be powerful
■In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” who/what is responsible for the curse against the Mariner?
■He killed an albatross
■Reflexive or intensive:
Camouflage is one-way animals protect themselves.
■reflexive
■What does “prospects” mean in the sentence: “She felt very excited about her many college prospects.”
a.Classes
b.Professors
c.Brochures
d.options
d. options
■“The north wind whispered mournfully” is an example of?
■personification
■In “Ode to a Grecian Urn,” Keats ponders
a.Addiction
b.Life after death
c.Lost love
d.war
B. Life after death
■In “To a Mouse” why does the speaker envy the mouse?
a.Because the mouse can’t read poetry
b.Because the mouse is poor
c.Because the mouse is small
d.Because he accidentally tore up the mouse’s house and it’s almost winter
d. Because he accidentally tore up the mouse’s house and it’s almost winter
■What is the antecedent for the underlined word?
Bill asked Molly which coat belonged to her.
■Molly
■What does “sublime” mean in the sentence: “The view from the mountaintop was truly sublime.”?
a.Sublime
b.Disappointing
c.Forgettable
d.Awe-inspiring
d. Awe-inspiring
■What is an apostrophe?
■Where the speaker of the poem talks to an inanimate object.