If the speaker is implying in line 10 that he is not deserving of love, which of the following most strongly supports the implication?
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Question 2
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The tone of the poem can best be described as
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Question 3
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The speaker of the poem is addressing
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Question 4
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The speaker imagines a time in the future when he might
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Question 5
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In line 5, the adverb "strangely" means:
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Question 6
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One theme of the poem appears to be that
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Question 7
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The literary technique that Bradstreet uses in addressing her book directly as her "offspring" is
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Question 8
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All of the following emotions can be attributed to the speaker EXCEPT
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Question 9
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Lines 7-9 imply all but which of the following?
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Question 10
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The lines "In critic's hands beware thou dost not come, / And take thy way where yet thou art not known" implies all but which of the following?
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Question 11
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The lines "And for thy mother, she alas is poor, / Which caused her thus to send thee out of door" could be interpreted in but which of the following ways?
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Question 12
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In the first stanza, a main idea is strengthened through the poet’s use of
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Question 13
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Line 17 contributes to a central idea by pointing out a parallel between
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Question 14
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The structure and language of lines 20 and 21 suggests the narrator’s
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Question 15
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The phrase “manufactured fate” (line 23) emphasizes the narrator’s
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Question 16
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The phrase "the boy reminds the adult" in the first paragraph establishes the narrator's
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Question 17
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The use of the word "counterpoint" in line 7 helps to develop the central idea by presenting
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Question 18
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The use of figurative language in line 17 demonstrated the narrator's
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Question 19
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The use of the word "public" in line 23 emphasizes the narrator's feeling of
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Question 20
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The description of the narrator speaking English in lines 28 through 31 emphasizes his inability to
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Question 21
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In lines 38 through 42 the narrator's reaction to his parents' "linguistic difficulties" (line 38) reveals his
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Question 22
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Lines 43 through 50 contribute to a central idea in the text by focusing on the
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Question 23
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Which quotation best reflects the narrator's overall experience with language?
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Question 24
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The phrase “the loss implies the gain” (line 58) contributes to a central idea in the text by indicating that when the narrator speaks English comfortably he is
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Question 25
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The narrator's tone in lines 63 through 65 suggests