AP Literature practice exam 1

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According to the poem, the daughter, as young as she is, has

A-endured hardships

The last line of the poem " what I wished you before but harder" implies that

B- speaker realizes the intensity of life's challenges

The poet alludes to all of the following as part of the process of a creative life except

B-drop like a glove to the hard floor

Contrast developed in the poem include all of the following EXCEPT

B-house and cargo

Line 13 is an example of

C- personification

The final stanza says all the following purposes except

C- to solidify the daughters character

The poem breaks after line

D-15

The father's sensitivity is supported by lines

D-19

" a smooth course for the right window" in line 29 parallel lines

D-9

Stanzas 1 through 3 include all of the following analogies except

D-writing as a safe harbor

Which of the following is used to develop the poem

E- parallel analogy

in line 16, "yet let him keep the rest" refers to

a-all the gifts except rest

the pronoun "they" in lines 41-42 refers to

a-her powers

the purpose of lines 26-29 is to

a-provide the major shift in the subject

"gone into mourning" in line 6 refers to

a-snow flakes

one would best summarize lines 52-59 with which of the following statements

a-the court system is not just

according to the first stanza, God is

a-totally generous

the dominant imagery concerns

a-wealth

the juxtaposition of Megalosaurus line 3 with london town has as its purpose

b-foreshadowing an outdated legal system

the first and last lines of each stanza are written in

b-iambic trimeter

we can infer that the speaker is

b-nonmaterialistic

the description of Miss Temple in lines 34-38 reveals her to be a woman of

b-restraint and reservation

the speaker is amazed by

b-the breadth of Helen's knowledge

"for it has a haggard and unwilling look" line 25 refers to

b-the gas

the attitude of the speaker in lines 26-29 can best be described as

b-vitriolic indictment

the conflict of the poem is best expressed in line

c-13

the organization of the first to stanzas depends upon

c-chronological order

"...her spirit seemed hastening to live within a very brief span as much as many live during a protracted existence" (lines 48-49) is an example of

c-foreshadowing

the second and last paragraphs are primarily developed through the use of

c-parallel stucture

the pun in this poem depends upon the reading of which word

c-rest

the overall tone of the passage can best be described as

c-scathing and bitter

the last sentence of the passage may be best interpreted to mean

c-the greatest of all riches is love

the "pulley" of the title refers to

d-god's method of controlling mankind

the reader may infer all of the following except that

d-miss temple will save the two children

in line 12 "this jewel" refers to

d-rest

the imagery created in lines 46-52 serves to

d-reveal the author's attitude toward his subject

the tone developed in the passage is best described as

d-reverent wonder

within the passage, comparisons may be drawn about all of the following except

d-sinners and saints

from the passage, it can be concluded that Mrs Harden is

d-strong-willed and inflexible

for the speaker, the most nourishing part of the evening was

d-the conversation

in context "implacable November weather" line 2 serves as

d-the introduction to the controlling metaphor of the passage

lines 37-41 beginning with "On such an afternoon" and ending with "as players might," reinforce which of the following lines

e-30-32

the reader can infer from lines 45-47 (then her soul sat on her lips...eloquence) that

e-Helen is an instrument of divine inspiration

religious imagery in this passage is developed by all of the following except

e-being summoned to sit by the fire

in the context of the passage "death of the sun" line 6 can be seen as parallel to the

e-corruption of justice

god will control humans by keeping them

e-fatigued

the organization of the passage moves from

e-literal to figurative

the "smile of gratification with which our hostess regarded us" (line 29) indicates that Miss Temple derives pleasure from

e-providing for the girls

based on the passage all of the following can be inferred about Jane's character except that she is

e-religous

in line 9 "alone of all his treasure" refers to

e-rest

for george herbert, the god of all mankind is

e-speculative and manipulative


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