ap lit tri 1 exam (1883) river

the passage primary suggests that

as the speaker becomes more familiar with the river, his attitude toward it becomes more practical

in line 20, "somber" is best interpreted to mean

dark

the statement "a broad expanse of the river was turned to blood" (lines 10-11) contains a

metaphor

all of the following are found in the sentence in lines (10-25) ("A broad expanse....the sun") EXCEPT

regular rhythm

in context "the language of this water" (lines 1-2) is best understood to mean the

signals of approaching riverboats

in the second paragraph, the natural aspects of the river are viewed as

signs

by learning the language of the river, the speaker gains

technical knowledge, but loses an appreciation of the river's beauty

which of the following best describes the relationship between the first paragraph and the second?

the first paragraph is mainly concerned with aesthetic issues, and the second, with pragmatic ones

as used in lines 38 and 39 "should" is the best interpreted to mean

would