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