AP LIT FINAL MCQ QEUSTIONS

Which of the following statements best summarizes the meaning of the fifth stanza?

"Life is gloomy and onerous, and only love illuminates one's path to a gratifying peace."

Taken together, the two paragraphs in lines 40-46 most directly present....

A juxtaposition of the profound and the mundane

Which description best characterizes the poem?

A recollection of a remarkable occurence

The statement "Thou art still my God" is best described as...

A refrain

Lines 33-35 describe death as though it were...

A revelation

In lines 1-2, the speaker describes..

A sign of old age

In the fourth stanza, the speaker addresses "Lovely enchanting language" from the perspective of...

A spurned lover

In lines 33-34, the statement by the speaker is best described as...

Acceding to the lady's requirements

Which device is used in line 3?

Alliteration

For the "Old folks", the blooming of the flower was..

An unexpected and profound revelation

In line 30, the speaker does which of the following?

Asserts a connection between the subject of poetry and its executions

The poem employs all of the following EXCEPT....

Auditory imagery

The final paragraph primarily presents Soames as....

Contented

In context, the word "alone" primarily serve to...

Define the limits of the relationship

Which best describes the technique used in lines 4-8?

Examples of death in nature accumulate to provide emphasis

The narrator mentions the oak leaves in lines 36-37 to emphasize that Soames is....

Fascinated

Which of the following responses is part of the "marked affect" that the statue has on Soames?

He meditates on mortality

In the first paragraph, the cemetery is presented as.....

Idyllic

The tone of the question in lines 13-16 is best described as....

Imploring

The statement in line 9 serves to emphasize that the blooming of the flower was...

Incongruous

Lines 18-23 describe a change from...

Intellectual appreciation to affective reaction

In the context of the passage as a whole, the description of Soames as feeling "thoroughly at home" in front of the statue is....

Ironic, since Soames has been travelling for a long time and looks forward to returning home

According to the passage, which statement about the statue is true?

Its meaning to Soames varies with his angle of perspective

The repetition of "Vainly" in the third stanza serves primarily to emphasize the extent to which the....

Lady's discouragement fails to affect her suitors

Which of the following is written in tetrameter?

Line 5

In the first stanza, the speaker expresses dismay at the possibility that he will...

Lose his creative powers

The phrases "pleasing sorrow" and "corrosive care" are both examples of....

Oxymoron

In lines 31-32, the speaker does which of the following?

Proclaims that he cannot by nature tolerate a lack of dignity in love

The primary purpose of lines 1-8 is...

Provide context for the poem's central image

In lines 30-33, the narrator suggests that the woman appears to have...

Reached a point of acquiescence

The purpose of the speaker's question in lines 3-4 is to....

Reproach the lady's encouragement in others of what she will not feel

Soame's attitude toward "Americans" is best described as....

Resigned tolerance

The primary purpose of the passage is to...

Reveal aspects of Soame's character

Lines 25-27 present a criticism of.....

Sensuous love poetry

The second stanza primarily reveals the...

Speaker's internal conflict

The phrase "dangerous fire" (line 2) refers most directly to....

The fervor of love

If the context of the poem is interpreted broadly, the cotton flower most likely symbolizes...

The possibility of miraculous change

Which of the following best describes the overall development of the poem?

The speaker makes an extended, reasoned complaint to the lady before providing himself some thoughtful consolation.

In lines 31-33, the speaker implies that..

The theme of his poems remain the same

The speaker's references to "Church" in lines 17 and 22 primarily serve to...

Underscore the laudable purpose of his poetic work

In line 22, the word "luxury" is best interpreted as suggesting that Soames...

Views emotions as experiences to be savoured

in line 5, "failed in its function as" is best understood to mean...

Was useless as

In line 6, the speaker suggests that his relationship with God....

Will withstand his mortal decline