Unit 8: Explain the function of word choice, imagery, and symbols. Quiz

As a symbol, "the rod" (line 22) reinforces that the speaker associates a long life with

punishment

In context, the phrase "the cradle of civilization" in the eighth paragraph might best be interpreted to imply both

Jackson's return to his origins and the possibility of a kind of rebirth

For the speaker, the "airy top" (line 21) of the tree symbolizes which of the following?

The peak of human knowledge

In context, the final line of the poem ("Crawls . . . sleep") most plausibly suggests both the

finality of death and the cyclical nature of life

In the second paragraph, Julia's comments suggest that she sees the "tomb" as a symbol of the

inevitability of human mortality

In context, Time's words in lines 3-6 ("No marvel . . . find it") are ambiguous because Time suggests that the "blame" comes from both

those who wish for death and those who do not welcome their own death