ELA Regents Multiple Choice Poetry Practice

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The prevailing tone of the poem is

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demanding

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What is most likely NOT a purpose of the repetition of the phrase “Give us a peace” throughout the poem? Options: to provide a unified structure, to emphasize a central idea, to solicit the people’s loyalty, to introduce the poet’s requests

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to solicit the people’s loyalty

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The military references throughout the poem serve to

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rally the people for a new form of war

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The poet’s purpose in the poem can best be described as

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an appeal for justice

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The phrase “poor deluded human” (line 6) conveys a sense of

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compassion

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The search suggested in lines 6 and 7 can best be described as

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futile

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The shift in line 10 indicates a transition in tone that can best be described as

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sympathetic to critical

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The narrator’s references to veils (lines 17 and 18) remind the reader of the need for

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clarity

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The phrase “onion-juice” (line 21) contributes to the narrator’s purpose by

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suggesting that the quest for truth is harsh

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The narrator’s statements in lines 1 and 2 convey a sense of

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irony