AP Lit

which line most clearly indicates one of the themes from the poem?

"Always stay rooted to somewhere" Line 57

The speaker is addressing

A potential lover

Which of the following is not a representation of morality in the poem

Amorous birds of prey

Which of the following describes the structure of the poem

An action is taken and a consequence is described

Rossettis diction in Bride Song is best described as

Archaic

In the context of the poem, the word fair in lines 21/22 most likely means

Beautiful or attractive

The poem is best described as an

Carpe diem poem

Which word would the speaker most likely use to describe the passengers at the end of the poem?

Community

Which of the following best describes the shift that occurs halfway through the poem?

Fairy tale imagery to gritty realism

Which of the following are given as examples of the speakers devotion

I only

What is the effect of the use of the word "crumpled" in line 11?

It connotates the palenstainian woman's physical and emotional state

Stanza 4 characterizes the speaker as

Kind

the connotation of which two words in the poem's first stanzamost impugns the character of the absent lover?

Loiter'ed (3) and Trifled (4)

In line 40 his refer to

Our time(39)

As it is used in the passage, coyness could be best rephrased as

Shyness

Which inference is best supported by the poems fourth and fifth stanzas?

The bride existed in sort of an emotional limbo in her lover's absence

words like starving, hunger, and wasting contribute to which of the following motifs?

The passage of time and the experience of loss are universal human experiences

What does the imagery in lines 53-57 (potted plant... tradition") tell us about the speaker?

The speaker is able to appreciate the customs of the people, even though she does not practice them

red roses (57) offered too late by the absent lover are symbolically countered by which of the following?

The white poppies (26)

What is the effect of the simile in lines 42-43 "it was like a sacrament"

To emphasize the woman's appreciation of this moment

Details and images in the poems second stanza create a thematically important contrast between

Warm affection and cold disdain

Which of the following is the best paraphrase for lines 50-51: "You should have wept her yesterday/wasting upon her bed"

You should have mourned for her earlier, while she lay suffering

The speaker implies that the situation in the poem is primarily

an unexpected reminder of the world's goodness

Which of the following is not mentioned as a consequence

eternal peace

The poem uses lines 1-5 to illustrate what would happen if

he had sufficient time to woo his intended

The literary device that connotates lines 7-18 is

hyperbole

The poem does not contain

hypothetical conditions

Introducing a plural we into the poem in the fourth stanza serves to

introduce a new setting in the poem which helps create sympathy for the absent lover

"her heart sat silent through the noise/ and concourse of the street"

oxymoron

In lines 33-46 the speaker urges his listener to

seize opportunities for passion

Which is the purpose of the repetition of "too late" in lines 1 and 2 of the poem's opening stanza?

to emphasize the lovers tardiness and the depth of his loss