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Directions Answer these questions about the excerpt from “The Prelude.”
1. The contradictory image of “woods decaying, never to be decayed” in line 5 suggests
A harmony and discord
B perfection and imperfection
C change and permanence
D solitude and companionship
2. In lines 6–8, assonance and consonance help to convey the sounds of
A water and wind
B birds and people
C hooves and people’s feet
D echoes and whispers in the pass
3. Which phrase in the poem presents an image of freedom?
A “stationary blasts” (line 6)
B “giddy prospect” (line 13)
C “unfettered clouds” (line 14)
D “blossoms upon one tree” (line 17)
4. Which phrase presents an image of conflicting forces?
A “gloomy Pass” (line 2)
B “immeasurable height” (line 4)
C “Winds thwarting winds” (line 8)
D “torrents shooting” (line 9)
5. Wordsworth’s use of personification and onomatopoeia in lines 10–11 helps to
A create a humorous image
B convey a sense of harmony
C emphasize that nature is alive
D illustrate the beauty of nature
6. A characteristic of romanticism that is evident in lines 4–15 is the poet’s use of
A supernatural experiences to explain human feelings
B descriptions of common people and their daily lives
C natural phenomena to find solutions to society’s problems
D images that exalt the creative and destructive forces of nature
7. The similes in lines 16–20 express the belief that
A all of nature’s variety stems from a single, timeless source
B nature is like the mind of a dangerous criminal
C ancient texts reveal the true meaning of the laws of nature
D the course of friendship is similar to a journey through the mountains
Directions Answer these questions about the excerpt from “Hymn to Intellectual Beauty.”
8. Which image in the first stanza is a metaphor for the “intellectual beauty” of the title?
A “The awful shadow”
B “This various world”
C “summer winds”
D “piny mountain”
9. Reread lines 1–4. Which quality is Shelley attributing to intellectual beauty in the simile “with as inconstant wing / As summer winds that creep from flower to flower”?
A gentleness
B ordinariness
C unpredictability
D cheerfulness
10. In line 8, the simile that compares the shadow to “hues and harmonies of evening” appeals to the senses of
A sight and touch
B taste and smell
C hearing and taste
D sight and hearing
11. The alliteration in “Like memory of music fled” (line 10) mimics the quality of
A speed, as when someone runs away
B loss, as when life changes over time
C a musical note, as when someone hums
D irony, as when something is appreciated only after it is gone
12. In the first stanza, the poet has created images and similes that describe
A an idealized summer day in a “various world”
B the nature of the “shadow of some unseen Power”
C the troubles that he will suffer in his “human heart”
D how people respond to the “grace” and “mystery” of life
13. Which type of figurative language is used in lines 13–15 when the speaker mournfully questions the “Spirit of Beauty”?
A simile
B metaphor
C apostrophe
D personification
14. The alliteration in “This dim vast vale of tears, vacant and desolate” (line 17) helps convey an image of
A a meaningless world
B overwhelming emptiness
C a severe rainstorm
D the darkness of winter
15. “Hymn to Intellectual Beauty” is characteristic of romantic poetry because Shelley
A writes about subjective experiences of the individual
B stresses reason and common sense
C conveys a witty and refined view of his world
D comments on human interactions with institutions
Directions Answer this question about both poems.
16. Which statement describes a characteristic of Romanticism that is exhibited in both poems?
A The poets recount emotional responses to life in clear, simple language.
B All forces of nature are connected to the poets’ religious beliefs.
C The celebration of love above all other emotions is central to the poem.
D Both poets draw extensively on nature and their imaginations to convey their ideas.
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