AP Lit. Final Exam
All of the following represent figurative language EXCEPT
"expensive black folds" (line 7)
In line 38, "tranquil" functions as which of the following?
An adjective modifying "I" (line 36)
The poem is an example of which of the following verse forms?
Blank verse
In line 11, the phrase "wear the Bays" is best taken to mean which of the following?
Claim renown as poets
this excerpt is written in which of the following
Heroic couplet
The speaker gives symbolic significance to which of the following?
I, II, and III only
The relationship between lines 1-8 and lines 9-14 is best described by which of the following?
Lines 1-8 present a description; lines 9-14 present a contrasting description
In lines 43-52, the speaker attempts to do which of the following?
Offer a justification
The Englishman pictured in lines 1-8 is best described as which of the following?
Pious and conscientious
Beginning in line 29, the speaker does which of the following?
Qualifies his previous position
Which of the following best describes Janie at the end of the passage?
She feels free from social constraints and confident about the future
Which of the following best describes how Janie felt about the influence of her mother and grandmother on her character?
She still harbored some resentment, but was confident that she had matured intact
Lines 11 and 12 ("The...silence) are best understood to mean which of the following?
The fact that we can just hear far-off sea shows how quiet our surroundings are
Which of the following occurs directly because the breeze is "desultory" (line 14)?
The music of the harp is not evenly sustained
According to line 47, the speaker finds value in which of the following aspects of poetry?
Versification
In context, which of the following depends on "the way you see things" (line 42)?
Your chance of achieving fulfillment
In the poem, the Eolian harp is, for the speaker, all of the following EXCEPT
a gentle reproof
In the parable of creation, "each little spark" (line 64) most likely represents
a human soul
In lines 14-15, the breeze is compared to
a lover
In lines 32-33, "the mute still air...instrument" suggests that the
air itself contains potential music
In the last section of the poem, the speaker implies that to try to fathom the "Incomprehensible" (line 59) is
an act of overweening pride
In lines 9-20, the desire to write is seen chiefly as
an irresistible compulsion
In lines 15-20, the speaker regards himself as
another example of an incorrigible breed
Lines 23-24 suggest that Radcliff's doctors
are as much concerned with social accomplishments as with medical training
The phrase "rollicking with the springtime across the world" (lines 11-12) evokes Janie's
attitude toward her own figure
In context, "saddening" (line 7) suggests that
clouds have become darker
In the first section of the poem (lines 1-12), the speaker seeks to convey a feeling of
contentment
According to the speaker, a positive aspect of poetry is its
didactic usefulness
The phrase "starched and ironed her face" (line 1) is best interpreted to mean that Janie
erected a facade appropriate to a formal occasion
The main point made about writers and poets in lines 21-28 is that they
feel no need to study and learn their art
In context, the phrase "deal in scraps" (line 45) is best interpreted to mean
focus narrowly on practical problems
It can be inferred that Sara's attitude toward the speaker's speculation is one of
gentle disapproval
The tone of the last two paragraphs (lines 70-80) is best described as
gentle sarcasm
In lines 34-43, the speaker compares
his brain to the lute
It can be inferred that each man who drove "considerable distances" (line 74) to see Janie was
hoping to convince her that he would be a worthy successor to Joe
The parable of creation (lines 59-66) serves primarily to
illustrate Janie's self-perception and philosophy of life
Janie believe that the very basic characteristic of human nature is its
irrepressible joy
Lines 44-48 can best be described as
metaphorical application of the lute
According to the speaker, poets are despicable if they
mock what is worthy of respect
The Englishman described in lines 1-8 is pictured chiefly in his role as
patriarch
The phrase "asking lonesomeness sine questions" (lines 27-28) presents an example of
personification
In line 30, the phrase "These Madmen" refers to
poets
The speaker's description of the sound of the lute emphasizes all of the following EXCEPT its
remoteness
The change referred to in line 9 is described as one from
seriousness to frivolity
Janie had hated her grandmother primarily for
systematically repressing Janie's free spirit
The image of a "great journey" (line 37) is a reference to
the full experience of life
According to the speaker, "These Madmen" (line 30) lack all of the following vices EXCEPT
vanity
