Read the following poem and answer the THREE questions that follow it.
POEM:
“XXXIV”
by Emily Dickinson
It sounded as if the streets were running,
And then the streets stood still.
Eclipse was all we could see at the window,
And awe was all we could feel.
5
By and by the boldest stole out of his covert,
To see if time was there.
Nature was in her beryl apron,
Mixing fresher air.
QUESTIONS:
1. What is the effect of the different number of syllables in each line?
A. It conveys the wonder and emotions of a free spirit unleashed by art.
B. The similar number of syllables shows a harmony in nature and relaxes the reader.
C. It brings a musical quality to the sound of nature, repeating and endless.
D. It conveys the feeling of experiencing the beginning and ending of a rainstorm.
2. Who or what is the boldest as expressed by the speaker?
A.birds
B. cars
C. people
D. thunder
3. Lines 6, 7, and 8 imply that ____.
A. nature is a woman
B. nature is good
C. time and nature correlate together
D. all of these
1. B. The similar number of syllables shows a harmony in nature and relaxes the reader.
2. C. people
3. C. time and nature correlate together