Poetry EoU Exam (Part 1)
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19 questions
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1. If bridle means “to tie up,” unbridledmost likely means
1. If bridle means “to tie up,” unbridledmost likely means
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2. Read lines 17–24. What does eternalmean?
2. Read lines 17–24. What does eternalmean?
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3. In this poem, the word draft means
3. In this poem, the word draft means
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4. When the speaker talks about 'my soul,' she means her
4. When the speaker talks about 'my soul,' she means her
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5. When the speaker says that she is going 'ever, ever upward,' she means that
she
5. When the speaker says that she is going 'ever, ever upward,' she means that
she
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6. Read this line from the poem.
And the footprints cease.
Which word from the poem has the same meaning as cease?
6. Read this line from the poem.
And the footprints cease.
Which word from the poem has the same meaning as cease?
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7. Which word from the poem means the same ascapture (line 9)?
7. Which word from the poem means the same ascapture (line 9)?
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8. How many stanzas make up this poem?
8. How many stanzas make up this poem?
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9. Why does the poet repeat the words "You cannot" in lines 6 and 10?
9. Why does the poet repeat the words "You cannot" in lines 6 and 10?
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10. This poem is a
10. This poem is a
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11. Which word best describes how running makes the speaker feel?
11. Which word best describes how running makes the speaker feel?
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12. What makes the speaker's 'worries fade in flight'?
12. What makes the speaker's 'worries fade in flight'?
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13. Which is the best summary of the poem?
13. Which is the best summary of the poem?
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14. Which line from the poem uses sound repetition to create meaning?
14. Which line from the poem uses sound repetition to create meaning?
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15. Read these lines from the poem.
You cannot catch this wind spirit/That seeps into your soul/ And lets you fly
with the wings of your heart.
In these lines, the author sees the heart as a
15. Read these lines from the poem.
You cannot catch this wind spirit/That seeps into your soul/ And lets you fly
with the wings of your heart.
In these lines, the author sees the heart as a
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16. The author most likely wrote this poem in order to
16. The author most likely wrote this poem in order to
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17. This poem is mostly about
17. This poem is mostly about