English 11 Bright Romanticism

Woe’s me, I shall be lonely
When I can feel no longer
The impatience of their wings!

Which best describes the effect of the expression “Woe’s me”?

Let the dead past bury its dead!

What is the effect of the repetition of the word “dead” in this line?

In the world’s broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of life,

What does the poet suggest about human life with the images in these lines?

But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches. One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime. Seen in the streets of cities, how great they are! If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile.

The stars awaken a certain reverence, because though always present, they are inaccessible; but all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence.

In this excerpt, Emerson is making the claim that

Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life? We are determined to be starved before we are hungry. Men say that a stitch in time saves nine, and so they take a thousand stitches today to save nine tomorrow.

How does the excerpt relate to today’s culture?

The repose is never complete. The wildest animals do not repose, but seek their prey now; the fox, and skunk, and rabbit, now roam the fields and woods without fear. They are Nature’s watchmen—links which connect the days of animated life.

What natural phenomenon is referred to in this excerpt?

[A]s the sun arose, I saw it [the pond] throwing off its nightly clothing of mist, and here and there, by degrees, its soft ripples or its smooth reflecting surface was revealed, while the mists, like ghosts, were stealthily withdrawing in every direction into the woods, as at the breaking up of some nocturnal conventicle [secret meeting].

In the excerpt, Thoreau uses imagery to describe

Standing on the snow-covered plain, as if in a pasture amid the hills, I cut my way first through a foot of snow, and then a foot of ice, and open a window under my feet, where, kneeling to drink, I look down into the quiet parlor of the fishes, pervaded by a softened light as through a window of ground glass, with its bright sanded floor the same as in summer; there a perennial waveless serenity reigns as in the amber twilight sky, corresponding to the cool and even temperament of the inhabitants. Heaven is under our feet is well as over our heads.
Which best describes the purpose of the imagery in this excerpt?

I depart as air, I shake my white locks at the runaway sun,
I effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it in lacy jags.

How do the words “effuse” and “drift” affect the tone of the second line?

I tramp a perpetual journey, (come listen all!)
How does the word “tramp” affect the tone of this line?

Long enough have you dream’d contemptible dreams,
Now I wash the gum from your eyes,
You must habit yourself to the dazzle of the light and of every moment of your
life.

Long have you timidly waded holding a plank by the shore,
Now I will you to be a bold swimmer,
To jump off in the midst of the sea, rise again, nod to me, shout, and laughingly
dash with your hair.

What theme is suggested by this excerpt?

For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.

What is the effect of the word “atom” in this line and later in the poem?

I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable,
I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.

Which statement best describes how these lines reflect the general structure of the poem?

It is not far, it is within reach,
Perhaps you have been on it since you were born and did not know,
Perhaps it is everywhere on water and on land.

Shoulder your duds dear son, and I will mine, and let us hasten forth,
Wonderful cities and free nations we shall fetch as we go.
In this quotation, the first stanza has a different style from the second section. What does this suggest about Whitman’s overall style in the poem?

I know I have the best of time and space, and was never measured and never will be measured.
How does this line support the theme of the poem?

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
What image does the language in these lines create?

And instead of tolling the Bell, for Church,
Our little Sexton – sings.
What is the most likely reason for the poet to oppose the phrases “tolling the Bell” and “sings” in these lines?

And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –

What is the purpose of the words “labor” and “leisure”?

The final goal was kicked by Jake, and the Huskies won the game.

Which is the best way to write this sentence in the active voice?

Nikki’s grandmother always made the most delicious baklava. It was perfectly sweet, perfectly flaky, and perfectly nutty. Nikki had always known that her grandmother would teach her how to make it one day. That day had finally come. As Nikki tied her apron strings, she couldn’t help smiling. One day, she teaches her own children and grandchildren this precious recipe!

Which is the best replacement for the underlined sentence?

Carolina usually plays third base, but she is going to played first base in the game tomorrow.

Which is the best replacement for the underlined word?

Mark can’t come to the movies this afternoon because he helps his brother paint the kitchen.

Which is the best replacement for the underlined word?

The dance was attended by the entire senior class, as well as several chaperones.

Which is the best way to write this sentence in the active voice?

Remind me to turn off the lights before we leave.

What is the verb mood of this sentence?

Novac barely heard his dad’s car rumbling up the driveway. He barely heard the car door as it closed or his dad’s key in the lock. He barely hears his dad put his tools in the front hall closet. He was so focused on his geometry proof, that when he first heard a soft, muffled bark coming from downstairs, he barely noticed. Then he heard it again. A true bark! And it was coming from downstairs. He dropped his notebook on the floor and smiled. He feels tears in the corners of his eyes. Finally–his family owned a dog.

Choose the best two words to replace the underlined words, in order.

Every morning, I run three miles before I go to school, but I takes a break today.

Which is the best replacement for the underlined word?