A void and silent space between two worlds,
When inspiration lags, and feeling sleeps
What do these lines suggest about the benefit the speaker receives from nature?
A place to feel numb and forget
A place to take a nap and recover
A relief from the pressures of living
A suggestion of how things could have been
I picked C
Which line from "Summer" would best describe the speaker in "The Sun Has Long Been Set"?
Some men there are who find in nature all
Where beauty dwells not, driven forth by man
I love the very human heart of man
To me alone it is a time of pause
I picked B
Which of the following describes the key difference between how these two poems end?
"Summer" ends with exuberant joy, while "The Sun Has Long Been Set" focuses on renewal.
"Summer" ends with despair for humanity, while "The Sun Has Long Been Set" celebrates life.
"Summer" ends by suggesting decay and death, while "The Sun Has Long Been Set" hints at rebirth.
"Summer" ends by celebrating innocence, while "The Sun Has Long Been Set" focuses on a need for rest.
I picked D
The very crown of nature's changing year / When all her surging life is at its full.
Which assertion does this text support?
The speaker of "Summer" feels summer is a very powerful time.
The speaker of "Summer" is weary of change and upheaval.
The speaker of "Summer" does not appreciate summer like others do.
The speaker of "Summer" has little control of her feelings during summer.
I picked A
To them a city is a prison house/Where pent up human forces labour and strive/Where beauty dwells not, driven forth by man;
Which assertion does this text support?
The "some men" of the poem do not see beauty in human efforts.
The "some men" of the poem have been prisoners at some time in their past.
The speaker does not agree with the "some men" who despise the cities.
The speaker does not agree that with "some men" that beauty can be found only in nature
I picked B
On such a night of June
With that beautiful soft half-moon,
And all these innocent blisses?
To what does "innocent" most likely refer?
The cleanliness of nature
The many beauties in nature
The purity of nature
The moonlight in nature
I picked B
Which of the following best describes the speaker in "Summer"?
Appreciative of both humans and nature
In love with everything and everyone
Proud of human accomplishments but disrespectful of nature
Reconciled to the importance of nature but attached to cities
I picked A
The speaker in "Summer" sets herself apart from "Some men" when she states "To me it is not so." What does it mean that the speaker then returns to describing nature?
Much in nature is contradictory, like the speaker's views.
Nature is more important to the speaker than humans.
Nature may be more important than the speaker claims.
The natural world intrudes on many human endeavors.
C
Which line from "Summer" describes how most people feel about the season of summer?
To them a city is a prison house
To me it is not so. I love the earth
Lazily reflecting back the sun
The very crown of nature's changing year
A
Which line from "The Sun Has Long Been Set" most clearly explains how the speaker feels about this particular night?
The stars are out by twos and threes
And a far-off wind that rushes
On such a night of June
And all these innocent blisses?
When inspiration lags, and feeling sleeps
What do these lines suggest about the benefit the speaker receives from nature?
A place to feel numb and forget
A place to take a nap and recover
A relief from the pressures of living
A suggestion of how things could have been
I picked C
Which line from "Summer" would best describe the speaker in "The Sun Has Long Been Set"?
Some men there are who find in nature all
Where beauty dwells not, driven forth by man
I love the very human heart of man
To me alone it is a time of pause
I picked B
Which of the following describes the key difference between how these two poems end?
"Summer" ends with exuberant joy, while "The Sun Has Long Been Set" focuses on renewal.
"Summer" ends with despair for humanity, while "The Sun Has Long Been Set" celebrates life.
"Summer" ends by suggesting decay and death, while "The Sun Has Long Been Set" hints at rebirth.
"Summer" ends by celebrating innocence, while "The Sun Has Long Been Set" focuses on a need for rest.
I picked D
The very crown of nature's changing year / When all her surging life is at its full.
Which assertion does this text support?
The speaker of "Summer" feels summer is a very powerful time.
The speaker of "Summer" is weary of change and upheaval.
The speaker of "Summer" does not appreciate summer like others do.
The speaker of "Summer" has little control of her feelings during summer.
I picked A
To them a city is a prison house/Where pent up human forces labour and strive/Where beauty dwells not, driven forth by man;
Which assertion does this text support?
The "some men" of the poem do not see beauty in human efforts.
The "some men" of the poem have been prisoners at some time in their past.
The speaker does not agree with the "some men" who despise the cities.
The speaker does not agree that with "some men" that beauty can be found only in nature
I picked B
On such a night of June
With that beautiful soft half-moon,
And all these innocent blisses?
To what does "innocent" most likely refer?
The cleanliness of nature
The many beauties in nature
The purity of nature
The moonlight in nature
I picked B
Which of the following best describes the speaker in "Summer"?
Appreciative of both humans and nature
In love with everything and everyone
Proud of human accomplishments but disrespectful of nature
Reconciled to the importance of nature but attached to cities
I picked A
The speaker in "Summer" sets herself apart from "Some men" when she states "To me it is not so." What does it mean that the speaker then returns to describing nature?
Much in nature is contradictory, like the speaker's views.
Nature is more important to the speaker than humans.
Nature may be more important than the speaker claims.
The natural world intrudes on many human endeavors.
C
Which line from "Summer" describes how most people feel about the season of summer?
To them a city is a prison house
To me it is not so. I love the earth
Lazily reflecting back the sun
The very crown of nature's changing year
A
Which line from "The Sun Has Long Been Set" most clearly explains how the speaker feels about this particular night?
The stars are out by twos and threes
And a far-off wind that rushes
On such a night of June
And all these innocent blisses?
