lafjksdfksjWhich description best characterizes the poem?

Which of the following is true of the adjective "superfluous" as it is used in line 5 ? - important

(A) It reflects Touchwood's point of view

55. Which of the following best describes the overall development of the poem? - important

(A) The speaker makes an extended, reasoned complaint to the lady before providing himself some thoughtful consolation. - at first he complains -then he counsults himself, saying his pride will stop him

At the end of the passage, the narrator suggests that the person who has had the "accident" (line 46) will - important

(B) be reluctant to respond to verbal attacks from Touchwood you like him so much you will no longer respond

10) The primary purpose of the passage is to

(D) reveal aspects of Soames's character

According to the passage, which statement about the statue is true?

Its meaning to Soames varies with his angle of perspective. -- from the text "Its technical excellence initially prevented Soames from recognizing its power" it was the people not techical exellence no evidence of the other ones

The primary purpose of lines 1-8 is to

Provide a context for the poem's central image

41: In lines 40-51 ("If Touchwood's . . . against retort"), the narrator primarily makes use of which of the following?

a hypothetical

23. In lines 1-2, the speaker describes

a sign of old age "the brain rot"

54. In lines 33-34 ("Then . . . vow"), the statement by the speaker is best described as - important

acceding to the lady's requirements why not: "freeing the lady to love another" bc the lady never loved him in the first place, and the lady might not want to love another

Which description best characterizes the poem?

b) Arecollection of a remarkable occurance

47. In context, the word "alone" (line 5) primarily serves to

define the limits of the relationship

50: The tone of the questions in lines 13-16 ("O, wherefore . . . bound") is best described as

desperate

48. The second stanza (lines 5-8) primarily reveals the

speaker's internal conflict

If the context of the poem is interpreted broadly, the cotton flower most likely symbolizes

the possibility of miraculous change

In line 5, "Failed in its function as" is best understood to mean

was usless as

24. In line 6, the speaker suggests that his relationship with God

will withstand his mortal decline

11. In the first paragraph (lines 1-7), the cemetery is presented as

(E) idyllic not "sublime" beacuse idyllic means piscurque subrime is otherwordly, and awe-inspiring

Let foolish lovers, if they will love dung, With canvas, not with arras8 clothe their shame:

(D) sensuous love poetry

28. In the fourth stanza, the speaker addresses "Louely enchanting language" (line 19) from the perspective of

(E) a spurned lover

Which best describes the technique used in lines 4-8 ("the branch . . . ground")?

examples of "dearth" contribute to meaning: "catsophies" is to strong "historical context" not really, thats like WW2 and stuff about society, not about trees falling

The narrator mentions the oak leaves in lines 36-37 to emphasize that Soames is

fascinated "easy to sit still in front of that thing; they ought to make america sit there" read the passage better! not stoic-- he is emotional he looks at the

39: Lines 27-29 ("Impossible . . . fault") primarily serve to - important

imagine and reject possible provocations

Lines 18-23 ("Yesterday . . . sensations") describe a change from

intellectual appreciation to affective reaction "intellctual apriancetion" -- he apriactes the techenque "affective reaction" -- more emtional mediations Why the other ones are wrong: "aesthetic rumination to logical evaluation" no he does not shift to logic --> it makes him kinda emotionalal, and he reflects on mortality "begrudging admiration to fervent approbation" i.e envy to praise; there was no envy

In context, Touchwood's reaction to "An invitation" (lines 6-7) is best described as

perverse perverse -- is a word for out of the ordinary

46: The purpose of the speaker's question in lines 3-4 ("But . . . inspire") is to

reproach the lady's encouragement in others of what she will not feel