AP Quizzes S1 Exam

Kentuckian- In the series of comparisons in the first paragraph, "trees and logs" (line 10) are analogous to

B "chairs and mantel-pieces" (lines 8-9)

To Autumn- Which of the following is true of the rhyme scheme in the first stanza?

B The final words of lines 5-7 are the basis for rhymes with lines 8-11

To Autumn- In line 3, "Conspiring" refers to

B a figurative alliance between autumn and the sun

The North Star- The comparisons in the third and fourth stanzas (lines 13-24) emphasize the importance of the North Star's

B constancy

Remembrance- In line 17, "later light" most likely refers to a

A new love

Remembrance- in context, "check" (line 25) most nearly means

B staunch

To Autumn- In context, the repetition of the "m" sound in line 11 is suggestive of the

satisfied hum of the bees

Remembrance- which best describes the speakers implication in lines 11-12

A only someone remarkably devoted can retain the memory of an absent loved one over time

Kentuckian- The first sentence of the passage serves to

A provide a theoretical frame for the description that follows

Remembrance- in context, "but cannot do thee wrong" (line 16) is best understood to express the speaker's

B rationalization and apology

The North Star- Lines 7-10 describe the North Star primarily as

E a navigational guide

Remembrance- Which of the following best describes a central paradox of the poem

A the speaker, attempting to grow closer to a lost love, becomes even more distant from the loved one

Remembrance- in the fourth stanza (lines 13-16), the speaker's explanation is best described as one of

B rationalization and apology

The North Star- Which of the following words or phrases signals the most significant shift in focus in the poem

D "So" (line 25)

Kentuckian- The behavior of the traveller with regard to his "valise and umbrella" (line 21) is used as

A an example of the traveller's fastidious character

To Autumn- Lines 1-11 characterize Autumn as

E benevolent agent of earthly abundance

Kentuckian- In line 13, the phrase "nonchalant bonhomie" is best understood to mean

E casual friendliness

Kentuckian- In line 10, "sward" is best interpreted to mean

C meadow

The North Star- Which of the following statements best describes the effect of the line "Pierces the sable pall of the night" (line 2)

B The vividness of the verb conveys the star's power

Kentuckian- The narrator's attitude toward the "aforesaid gentleman" (lines 32-33) is best characterized as

B amused indulgence

Kentuckian- The phrase "with the stars to hold their candles" (line 5) is used to suggest that the "men"

B lived without the benefit of artificial illumination

To Autumn- the poem is notable for its sustained use of

B personification

The North Star- Which of the following best describes the poem's primary metrical pattern

C Iambic pentameter

The North Star- Which of the following oppositions does NOT appear in the poem

C Natural law versus human law

To Autumn- In line 12, the word "store" most likely refers to

C an accumulation of nature's bounty

Kentuckian- In line 28, "illustrated" most nearly means

C decorated

Kentuckian- In the context of passage, the first paragraph serves primarily to

C establish a character that will be contrasted with that of the traveller

To Autumn- The speaker's answer to the question posed in line 23 expresses mainly

C full recognition of the muted beauties of Autumn

Remembrance- the second stanza (lines 5-8) primarily serves to

C ponder the current connection between the speaker and the loved one

To Autumn- In context "winnowing (line 15) is best understood to mean

C sifting

Remembrance- the pronoun "it" (line 29) refers to the speaker's

C soul

Remembrance- the fifth stanza (lines 17-20) makes use of all of the following except

C synecdoche

The North Star- Which of the following contrasts is most developed in the first stanza (lines 1-6)

D Dark and light

To Autumn- In the poem, the speaker presents

D an appreciative catalog of autumn's attributes

Kentuckian- The narrator accounts for the behavior of present-day Kentuckians by

D claiming that it has been inherited

The North Star- The concluding stanza (lines 25-30) functions primarily to

D establish a similarity between the abolitionist newspaper and the celestial North Star

To Autumn- The poem's three stanzas suggests autumn's

D phases of maturity, harvest and surcease

To Autumn- In lines 8-11 ("to set... cells"), the bees are presented as

D rejoicing in their overflow of honey

Remembrance- the speaker's "burning wish" (line 27) is for a

D reunion in death

Kentuckian- In lines 17-31, the series of three sentences beginning with "He" serves to

E develop a humorous contrast

Remembrance- the poem deals with all of the following except

E happiness that follows after grief has passed

The North Star- In context, the use of "aegis" (line 12) most clearly implies

E heroic protection

The North Star- The dominant literary devices in lines 25-28 is

E metaphor

Remembrance- the concept of "divinest anguish" (line 31) is most like that of

E rapturous pain

Remembrance- the last three stanzas (lines 21-32) are best understood to suggest that remembering the loved one is

E tempting but destructive

Remembrance- which is the best paraphrase of line 26

A trained myself not to miss you