William Blake, The Chimney Sweeper 1.In the first stanza of the poem, Blake uses alliteration to highlight
Question:
William Blake, “The Chimney Sweeper”
1.In the first stanza of the poem, Blake uses alliteration to highlight what?
a. The youth of the speaker
b. The sad life for young chimney sweeps
c. The poverty of a typical chimney sweep
d. All of the above
2. The meter of the poem mimics what?
a. The slow beat of a funeral march
b. The upbeat marching of a parade
c. The medium tempo of a regular day at work
d. The sing-song cadence of a nursery rhyme
3. The poems main tension comes from what?
a. The natural world of sheep and fields and the dirty, sooty world of the city
b. The painful world of human beings and the heavenly world of God and the angels
c. The innocence of the boy chimney sweeps and the financial and social circumstances that create their misery
d. The comforting world of sleep and dreams and the harsh realities of the waking working world
4. The poem resolves itself by saying.
a. That life as a chimney sweep is not as bad as Tom originally thought
b. That consolation can be found through religion and duty, even in a miserable situation
c. That as long as you can do your job correctly, you can avoid workplace injuries
d. That life as a chimney sweep, while it may be difficult, gives you the opportunity to make friends
Percy, Bysshe Shelley, “Ozymandias”
5. Based upon a close reading of the sonnet, with which of the following statements would
a. Percy Bysshe Shelley most likely NOT agree?
b. Power and material possessions are temporary
c. Desert travelers are frequently not to be trusted
d. Leaders are only remembered by how they are depicted
Art will outlast the empires it comes from
6. In the line “Hands that mocked them”, whose hands is it referring to
a. The traveler
b. The sculptor
c. Ozymandias
d. God
7. Ozymandias’ quoted statement,“Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” is ironic because
a. None of Ozymandias’ “works” remain
b. The sculptors statue is the only work in sight
c. The statue is buried in a desert where no one can read his statement
d. All of the above
Emily Dickinson, “Because I could not stop for Death”
8. In this poem, the speaker notes that time “Feels shorter than the Day.” In this line, Dickinson captures…
a. The ephemeral nature of one’s earthly existence
b. The interminable boredom of the afterlife
c. The timeless nature of eternity
d. The specific moment of death
9. The speaker contrasts the experience of death with life. Using this contrast the speaker suggests that
a. Death is a much more preferable state of existence than life because life is full of pain
b. Both life and death are journeys, but death’s journey is free from the busy pace of life
c. Death is a scary proposition filled with uncertainty and punishment where a person is eternally unhappy.
d. Life is easy, but death is filled with bumps and difficulties that make the afterlife unpleasant
10. Which stanza besides the first stanza depicts death as being polite?
a. The second stanza
b. The third stanza
c. The fourth stanza
d. The fifth stanza
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