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1. The speaker’s use of many exclamation points and imperative statements in “Beat! Beat! Drums!” helps readers feel the tone’s
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?
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?
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. What does Whitman’s description of the autumn farmlands in Ohio symbolize in “Come Up from the Fields Father”?
wrath and grief
suffering and loss
riches and influence <---
abundance and energy

5. With the conclusion of "Come Up from the Fields Father," Whitman shows that Pete's mother
demands revenge for her son's death.

has shown great strength and resiliency.

does not know what happened to her son.

has been devastated by her son's death. <---

6. In "Reconciliation," the speaker of the poem is a(n)
old friend of the dead man.

soldier and former enemy of the dead man.<---

murderer who recently killed the dead man.

unforgiving person with no sympathy for the dead man.

7. Rupert Brooke's "The Soldier" was written in response to the outbreak of
the Civil War.

World War I <---

World War II.

the Vietnam War.

8. The patriotism of the speaker in "The Soldier" gives a poem about dying in battle a(n) uplifting tone <---

humorous tone.

angry tone.

unclear tone.

9. In Walt Whitman's "Come Up from the Fields Father," what is the purpose of the following final two lines of the first stanza?
(Smell you the smell of grapes on the vines?
Smell you the buckwheat where the bees were lately buzzing?)

to appeal to the readers' desire to be a part of this idyllic scene

to use sensory language to create a peaceful setting that is about to be disrupted <---

to remind the soldier of what he has left behind at home

to create a mental picture for readers of the devastation that war wreaks on the land

10. "In Flanders Fields" is a poem in which the speaker
does not understand why he has died.

passionately hates war and its violence.

recalls his lovely childhood in England.

believes in war and in his army's cause <---

11. The first stanza of “Dulce et Decorum Est” uses imagery and similes in the first stanza to depict
tired, spent soldiers <---
daring, strong soldiers.
lost, mourned soldiers.
defeated, overwhelmed soldiers.

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

13. Both the title of Stephen Crane’s “War Is Kind” and the speaker’s contention that death in war should be not grieved are
ironic <---
symbolic.
personified.
exaggerated.

14. By referring to the flag as the "unexplained glory" flying above the heads of those soldiers who die in "War Is Kind," Stephen Crane suggests that
there is nobility to sacrificing for one's life for one's country.

only soldiers are victims of the violence of war.

no one who has witnessed war can fully explain it to others.

there is no good reason to lose one's life for one's country <----

15. Sara Teasdale’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” conveys nature’s beauty as independent of humans in a poem composed of
rhyming couplets.<---
iambic pentameter.
dialogue between nature and man.
ballad stanzas.

Please see my answers to your previous post.

15 is also right.

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. The speaker’s use of many exclamation points and imperative statements in “Beat! Beat! Drums!” helps readers feel the tone’s urgency.

- Correct

2. With what kind of life are the images in the second stanza of “Beat! Beat! Drums!” are usually linked?
- Correct. The images in the second stanza are usually linked with the life of city dwellers.

3. What emotion does the speaker of “Bivouac on a Mountain Side” express in the poem’s last line?
- Correct. The speaker expresses his awe at the starry sky above the camp in the poem's last line.

4. What does Whitman’s description of the autumn farmlands in Ohio symbolize in “Come Up from the Fields Father”?
- Correct. Whitman's description of the autumn farmlands in Ohio symbolizes riches and influence.

5. With the conclusion of "Come Up from the Fields Father," Whitman shows that Pete's mother
- Correct. With the conclusion of "Come Up from the Fields Father," Whitman shows that Pete's mother has been devastated by her son's death.

6. In "Reconciliation," the speaker of the poem is a(n)
- Correct. In "Reconciliation," the speaker of the poem is a soldier and former enemy of the dead man.

7. Rupert Brooke's "The Soldier" was written in response to the outbreak of
- Correct. Rupert Brooke's "The Soldier" was written in response to the outbreak of World War I.

8. The patriotism of the speaker in "The Soldier" gives a poem about dying in battle a(n) uplifting tone.
- Correct. The patriotism of the speaker in "The Soldier" gives a poem about dying in battle an uplifting tone.

9. In Walt Whitman's "Come Up from the Fields Father," what is the purpose of the following final two lines of the first stanza?
- Correct. The purpose of the final two lines of the first stanza is to use sensory language to create a peaceful setting that is about to be disrupted.

10. "In Flanders Fields" is a poem in which the speaker
- Correct. "In Flanders Fields" is a poem in which the speaker believes in war and in his army's cause.

11. The first stanza of “Dulce et Decorum Est” uses imagery and similes in the first stanza to depict
- Correct. The first stanza of “Dulce et Decorum Est” uses imagery and similes to depict tired, spent soldiers.

12. How does the speaker in Wilfred Owen’s “Dulce et Decorum Est” feel about people who romanticize war and celebrate its violence?
- Correct. The speaker in Wilfred Owen’s “Dulce et Decorum Est” feels disgust for people who romanticize war and celebrate its violence.

13. Both the title of Stephen Crane’s “War Is Kind” and the speaker’s contention that death in war should be not grieved are
- Correct. Both the title of Stephen Crane’s “War Is Kind” and the speaker’s contention that death in war should not be grieved are ironic.

14. By referring to the flag as the "unexplained glory" flying above the heads of those soldiers who die in "War Is Kind," Stephen Crane suggests that
- Correct. By referring to the flag as the "unexplained glory" flying above the heads of those soldiers who die in "War Is Kind," Stephen Crane suggests that there is no good reason to lose one's life for one's country.

15. Sara Teasdale’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” conveys nature’s beauty as independent of humans in a poem composed of
- Correct. Sara Teasdale’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” conveys nature's beauty as independent of humans in a poem composed of rhyming couplets.

1. In "Beat! Beat! Drums!", the speaker's use of many exclamation points and imperative statements helps create a sense of urgency. This is the correct answer.

2. In the second stanza of "Beat! Beat! Drums!", the images are usually linked with the life of city dwellers. This is the correct answer.

3. In "Bivouac on a Mountain Side", the speaker expresses his awe at the starry sky above the camp in the poem's last line. This is the correct answer.

4. In "Come Up from the Fields Father", Whitman's description of the autumn farmlands in Ohio symbolizes riches and influence. This is the correct answer.

5. With the conclusion of "Come Up from the Fields Father," Whitman shows that Pete's mother has been devastated by her son's death. This is the correct answer.

6. In "Reconciliation," the speaker of the poem is a soldier and former enemy of the dead man. This is the correct answer.

7. Rupert Brooke's "The Soldier" was written in response to the outbreak of World War I. This is the correct answer.

8. The patriotism of the speaker in "The Soldier" gives the poem a(n) uplifting tone. This is the correct answer.

9. In Walt Whitman's "Come Up from the Fields Father," the purpose of the final two lines of the first stanza is to use sensory language to create a peaceful setting that is about to be disrupted. This is the correct answer.

10. "In Flanders Fields" is a poem in which the speaker believes in war and in his army's cause. This is the correct answer.

11. The first stanza of "Dulce et Decorum Est" uses imagery and similes to depict tired, spent soldiers. This is the correct answer.

12. In Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est," the speaker feels disgust for people who romanticize war and celebrate its violence. This is the correct answer.

13. Both the title of Stephen Crane's "War Is Kind" and the speaker's contention that death in war should not be grieved are ironic. This is the correct answer.

14. By referring to the flag as the "unexplained glory" flying above the heads of those soldiers who die in "War Is Kind," Stephen Crane suggests that there is no good reason to lose one's life for one's country. This is the correct answer.

15. Sara Teasdale's "There Will Come Soft Rains" conveys nature's beauty as independent of humans in a poem composed of rhyming couplets. This is the correct answer.