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The Wild Swans at Coole
By Fabian Garza
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Question 1
1.
Which word best describes the speaker in
lines 13 through 18?
Cautious
Frightened
Sorrowful
Determined
Question 2
2.
What does the poet compare to a bell in lines
13 through 18?
Question 3
3.
What is the main problem presented in the
poem?
The swans are eager to leave their
present resting place.
The swans remind the speaker of painful
changes.
The speaker is determined to change and
become like the swans.
The speaker wishes to prevent the swans
from leaving.
Question 4
4.
In line 11, what are the "great broken rings"?
Question 5
5.
Which of the following best describes the
habit of the speaker described in the poem?
To notice the number of pairs of swans
swimming together
To watch the swans until he is certain
they are about to depart
To count the number of swans each
autumn
To encourage the swans to take flight
Question 6
6.
Which line best indicates a thought that
haunts the speaker of the poem?
I saw, before I had well finished
But now they drift on the still water
The trees are in their autumn beauty
Their hearts have not grown old
Question 7
7.
Which statement best identifies a main theme
of this poem
Appearances are deceiving.
Even nature can age.
Time changes people.
Beauty brings happiness.
Question 8
8.
What does trod mean in line 18?
Question 9
9.
To which sense do lines 25 through 30 of the poem mostly appeal?
Question 10
10.
What conclusion is best supported by the end of the poem?
The speaker knows that the swans will leave.
The speaker dreads the departure of the swans.
The speaker fears the swans will neverreturn.
The speaker delights in the departure of the swans.
Question 11
11.
What is the purpose of lines 1 through 6?
Question 12
12.
What does line 7 reveal?
Question 13
13.
What does the speaker regret in lines 7 through 12?
The changes in the speaker's life
The brilliance of the wild swans
The departure of the wild swans
The time lost in the speaker's life
Question 14
14.
What does clamorous mean in line 12?
Question 15
15.
Which word is most opposite in meaning to sore in line 14?
Question 16
16.
Which of the following words best describes the mood of the poem?
Thoughtful
Angry
Cheerful
Mysterious
Question 17
17.
To which sense do lines 1 through 6 mostly appeal?
Question 18
18.
Which phrase best explains why the speaker's "heart is sore" in lines 13 through 18?
All's changed
brilliant creatures
The bell-beat of their wings
hearing at twilight
Question 19
19.
Which of the following techniques is used to develop lines 13 through 18?
Irony
Dialogue
Allusion
Flashback
Question 20
20.
What is the first impression given of the poem's setting?
Question 21
21.
What does the phrase "attend upon" mean in line 24?
Desert
Accompany
Relieve
Deceive
Question 22
22.
What does the word companionable mean in line 21?
Question 23
23.
Which of the following could be added to the poem to help the reader's understanding?
A picture of swans swimming in a body of water
A chart listing all of the different types of swans
A map of the migration paths of swans
A picture of a woodland in autumn
Question 24
24.
Which of the following is the best summary of the poem?
The speaker, who is 19 years old, has been coming to the lake to watch the swans swim and fly. He likes to count them. They scatter and make him feel sad when he watches them fly away.
The speaker has been visiting and counting the swans at the lake for 19 years. He watches them swim and fly. Watching them brings back memories of the past, and he is getting old and has trouble walking.
The speaker has been visiting and counting the swans at the lake for 19 autumns. He watches them swim and fly. Watching them brings back memories of the past, and he feels sad sometimes. He also knows they will soon fly away, and someone else will watch them.
The speaker watches the swans swim and fly. Watching them brings back memories of the past, and he feels sad. He knows they will soon fly away to have someone else watch them build nests in another lake somewhere.