Which of the following words does NOT describe the mood of this poem?
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Regretful
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Hopeful
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Sorrowful
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Resigned
Q.2.
Although the first line of each stanza is a simile, the entire poem is an example of...
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personification
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alliteration
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an extended metaphor
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iambic pentameter
Q.3.
What is the narrator in this poem mourning?
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A recent disappointment in life
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The loss of her friends and youthful acquaintances
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The loss of her home and family
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The loss of youthful hopes and dreams; the ability to respond emotionally
Q.4.
'Once it was soft to every touch' - what is meant by this line?
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The narrator knew how to stand up for herself in the past
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The narrator was sensitive and responsive to other people
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The narrator did not really love anyone when she was younger
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The narrator's heart was physically healthy when she was younger
Q.5.
Which line supports the point made in the answer to question 4?
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'But now 'tis stern and closely shut'
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'I would not have to plead with such'
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'Each light-toned voice once cleared my brow'
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'But since misfortune's blast hath cut'
Q.6.
'The hopes and dreams that filled it when / Life's spring of glory met my view, / Are gone!' What effect do enjambment and caesura achieve in these lines?
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It emphasizes the surprising shortness of the phrase 'Are gone!'
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It reproduces the suddenness with which the narrator was robbed of her hopes and dreams
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It illustrates the way the narrator's dreamy youth gave way sharply to the reality of adulthood
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All of the above
Q.7.
'Where hung the sun-lit fruit, which now / Lies cold, and stiff, and sad, like me!' - What does the poet imply with the words 'cold' and 'stiff'?
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She is reminding the reader of her heart's withered nature
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It is as if she were dead
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She demonstrates that she does not care what others think
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She cannot afford to heat her house
Q.8.
In the first stanza, what language choice provides a contrast to 'withered'?
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Fresh, spring, swell
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Shell, breast, joy
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Rattling, hollow, shrunken
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Put, dwell, view
Q.9.
'You cannot ope my breast...' - this line expresses the narrator's resignation to her state. Which other line reinforces this acceptance of the way life will be for her in future?
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'Nought to that fruit can now restore'
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'But since misfortune's blast hath cut'
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'It hath a dark and mournful hue'
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'It once was comely to the view'
Q.10.
The movement of the poem is between past and present - what effect do the last two lines have?
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The narrator looks forward in hope to her life and joy being restored
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The poet appears to have made a mistake with the tenses
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The last two lines look ahead to a weary, unchanging future
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The narrator will remain looking back to the past
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