1. The speaker’s use of many exclamation points and imperative statements in “Beat! Beat! Drums!” helps readers feel the tone’s (Points : 3)

humor.
urgency.
quiet calm.
high spirits.

2. With what kind of life are the images in the second stanza of “Beat! Beat! Drums!” are usually linked? (Points : 3)
the life of animals in the wild
the life of city dwellers
the life of farmers and ranchers
the life of the nation’s colonists

3. What emotion does the speaker of “Bivouac on a Mountain Side” express in the poem’s last line? (Points : 3)
his awe at the starry sky above the camp
his fear for the camp’s safety
his pride in the soldiers’ achievement
his desire to rest by one of the campfires

4. Of what are the Ohio farm’s fields in autumn symbols in “Come Up from the Fields Father”? (Points : 3)
of gladness for life’s bounty
of sorrow for life’s injustices
of grief for life’s end
of pride for life’s riches

5. What do readers discover at the conclusion of “Come Up from the Fields Father”? (Points : 3)
that Pete’s little sisters do not understand what has happened to him
that Pete’s father wants revenge for his son’s death
that Pete’s mother is overwhelmed by grief for her son
that Pete’s family is still waiting for him to return from war

6. In Whitman’s poem “Reconciliation,” a man is present at the coffin of (Points : 3)
a dear friend whom he grieves.
a brother who has died in battle.
a man whom he unjustly murdered.
an enemy soldier with whom he fought in battle.

7. The conflict that led Rupert Brooke to write “The Soldier” is (Points : 3)
World War I.
World War II.
the Korean War.
the Vietnam War.

8. What tone does the speaker’s patriotism in “The Soldier” lend the poem? (Points : 3)
an irate tone
an amusing tone
an uncertain tone
an inspiring tone

9. Read these lines, which end the first stanza of Whitman’s “Come Up from the Fields Father”:
(Smell you the smell of grapes on the vines?
Smell you the buckwheat where the bees were lately buzzing?)

Whitman uses sensory language in these two lines of the poem to help readers understand

(Points : 3)
what a happy, prosperous day was ended by the terrible news.
what a good and fulfilling life farmers lead.
what horrible destruction battles wreak on the land.
what a happy home the soldier has left behind.

10. The speaker in the poem “In Flanders Fields” expresses (Points : 3)
his intense hatred of war and its destruction.
his inability to understand why he had to die.
his steadfast belief in the rightness of and need for military action.
his memories of happy days as a child in England.

11. Owen uses imagery and similes in the first stanza of “Dulce et Decorum Est” to describe the soldiers’ (Points : 3)
tragic deaths.
heroic deeds.
detached emotions.
exhausted march.

12. How does the speaker in Wilfred Owen’s “Dulce et Decorum Est” feel about people who romanticize war and celebrate its violence? (Points : 3)
He admires them.
He agrees with them.
They amuse him.
They disgust him.

13. The title of Stephen Crane's "War Is Kind," as well as the reasons that the speaker gives the maiden, the child, and the mother not to weep give this poem its (Points : 3)
hyperbole.

irony.

symbolism.

personification.

14. In “War Is Kind,” a flag described as “unexplained glory” flies over the doomed soldiers’ heads, suggesting that the soldiers (Points : 3)
fully understand the sacrifice they make.
are nobly dying for their country.
are dying for unclear, insufficient reasons.
are the only victims of war’s destruction.

15. What poetic form does Sara Teasdale use to express the unimportance of human life to nature in “There Will Come Soft Rains”? (Points : 3)
one long stanza
iambic pentameter
rhyming couplets
soliloquy

1. urgency.

2. the life of city dwellers
3. his awe at the starry sky above the camp

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. With what kind of life are the images in the second stanza of “Beat! Beat! Drums!” are usually linked?

1. To determine the answer, we need to analyze the use of exclamation points and imperative statements in the poem "Beat! Beat! Drums!" by Walt Whitman. The exclamation points and imperative statements create a sense of urgency and intensity in the poem. Therefore, the correct answer is urgency.

2. To answer this question, we need to examine the second stanza of the poem "Beat! Beat! Drums!" by Walt Whitman. The images in this stanza are associated with the life of city dwellers. They mention people leaving their jobs, families leaving their houses, and individuals with haunted faces. Therefore, the correct answer is the life of city dwellers.

3. To find the answer, we need to read the poem "Bivouac on a Mountain Side" by Walt Whitman and focus on the last line. In the poem, the speaker expresses their awe at the starry sky above the camp. Therefore, the correct answer is his awe at the starry sky above the camp.

4. To determine the answer, we should analyze the poem "Come Up from the Fields Father" by Walt Whitman and focus on the symbolism of the Ohio farm's fields in autumn. In the poem, the fields in autumn are symbols of sorrow for life's injustices. Therefore, the correct answer is of sorrow for life's injustices.

5. To find the answer, we need to read the conclusion of the poem "Come Up from the Fields Father" by Walt Whitman. At the conclusion, readers discover that Pete's family is still waiting for him to return from war. Therefore, the correct answer is that Pete's family is still waiting for him to return from war.

6. To answer this question, we should read the poem "Reconciliation" by Walt Whitman. In the poem, a man is present at the coffin of a dear friend whom he grieves. Therefore, the correct answer is a dear friend whom he grieves.

7. To determine the answer, we need to know the historical context of the poem "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke. The conflict that led to the writing of the poem is World War I. Therefore, the correct answer is World War I.

8. To find the answer, we should read the poem "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke and analyze the speaker's patriotism. The speaker's patriotism lends the poem an inspiring tone. Therefore, the correct answer is an inspiring tone.

9. To answer this question, we need to read the lines from the first stanza of the poem "Come Up from the Fields Father" by Walt Whitman. Whitman uses sensory language in these lines to help readers understand what a happy, prosperous day was ended by the terrible news. Therefore, the correct answer is what a happy, prosperous day was ended by the terrible news.

10. To determine the answer, we need to examine the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae and focus on the speaker's expression. The speaker expresses his steadfast belief in the rightness of and need for military action. Therefore, the correct answer is his steadfast belief in the rightness of and need for military action.

11. To find the answer, we need to analyze the first stanza of the poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen and focus on the imagery and similes used. The imagery and similes in the stanza describe the soldiers' tragic deaths. Therefore, the correct answer is tragic deaths.

12. To answer this question, we should read the poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen and examine the speaker's feelings towards people who romanticize war. The speaker disgusts people who romanticize war and celebrate its violence. Therefore, the correct answer is They disgust him.

13. To determine the answer, we need to analyze the title and the reasons given in the poem "War Is Kind" by Stephen Crane. The title and the reasons given in the poem suggest irony. Therefore, the correct answer is irony.

14. To find the answer, we should read the poem "War Is Kind" by Stephen Crane and analyze the description of the flag flying over the soldiers' heads. The flag described as "unexplained glory" suggests that the soldiers are dying for unclear, insufficient reasons. Therefore, the correct answer is they are dying for unclear, insufficient reasons.

15. To answer this question, we need to examine the poem "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale and focus on the poetic form used. The poem consists of rhyming couplets, with each stanza consisting of two lines that rhyme. Therefore, the correct answer is rhyming couplets.