PPLIT
1. Which description best characterizes the poem? answer choices (A) A meditation on a disappointing outcome (B) A recollection of a remarkable occurrence ( C) A lament for a vanished way of life ( D) An analysis of a momentous decision (E) An invitation to celebrate a hard-fought victory
B
Monologue
(n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
7. If the context of the poem is interpreted broadly, the cotton flower most likely symbolizes answer choices (A) the possibility of miraculous change (B) the superficiality of beautiful objects (C) a vision of extravagant opulence (D) attainment of personal ambitions (E) commitment to a false ideal
A
Epiphany
A moment of sudden revelation or insight
5. The statement in line 9 serves to emphasize that the blooming of the flower was answer choices (B) fleeting (B) fleeting (C) incongruous (D) misunderstood (E) anticipated
C
. In line 5, "Failed in its function as" is best understood to mean answer choices (A) became obsolete as (B) had lost its appeal as (C) would never again be used as ( (D) was useless as (E) was misused as
D
2. The primary purpose of lines 1-8 is to answer choices (A) re-create a contentious situation (B) develop a comparison between two time periods (C) foreshadow the poem's implied conclusion (D) provide a context for the poem's central image (E) undermine the credibility of the speaker
D
3. Which best describes the technique used in lines 4-8 ("the branch . . . ground") ? answer choices (A) Cases of deprivation are traced back to a single incident. (B) Details of agricultural setbacks provide historical context. (C) Accounts of successive catastrophes establish the poem's central meaning. (D) Descriptions of hardships among humans mirror those in the animal world. (E) Examples of dearth in nature accumulate to provide emphasis.
E
6. For the "Old folks" (line 10), the blooming of the flower was answer choices (A) a festive and celebratory event (B) a surprising and disheartening symbol (C) an unusual and controversial discovery D) an unwelcome and alarming premonition E) an unexpected and profound revelation
E
indignation
anger as a result of something unjust
#10 the poem is the best described as
b. an extended reflection on the nature of comedy showing the reader their short comings in a light hearted way that is easily done through comedy
#9. which of the following best describes the effect of the poems rhyming couplets
b. they playfully make the poems unpleasant points more palatable he is not covering up that they don't have flaws, he is showing them in a more comedic nicer way.
#2. the speaker anticipates the objection that "preaching" (line 11)
c. an inappropriate element in a comedy "has preached to..."
#7. the speaker expects the audience to have felt all of the following by the end of the performance EXCEPT
c. relief line 9 "modicum of cheer" line 13 "shallow deed..." line 40 "you want to hear more?..."
#3. Both lines 11 and 21, the speaker begins the sentence with "but" primarily to
c. signal a shift in the discourse "but" lines 10-11 and lines 20-21 are shifts between the two stanzas
#4. The speaker suggests the "naked facts" line 22, will
d. encourage members of the audience yo address their own weaknesses lines 24 "deceitful hearts" "rogue of honest masks" he is not covering up that they don't have flaws, he is showing them in a more comedic nicer way.
#6. the figurative language in the final stanza (lines 33-42) draws most heavily on which activity
e. armed confrontation uses statements/ words like "struck" "hurl" dodge"
canonical
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
idosyncratic
of peculiar behavioral characteristics
banality
ordinariness; dullness
rhyming couplet
two rhyming lines at the end of a speech, signaling that a character is leaving the stage or that the scene is ending
