Final Exam - English 10

Front

Why should a reader pause when reading aloud the following lines from "The Guitar"?
Now begins the cry
Of the guitar,
Breaking the vaults
Of dawn. [p.973, II 1-4]

Back

Pause briefly after each line.

Front

What feeling is conveyed by the imagery in "The Guitar"?

Back

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Front

Which sentence summarizes the story told in "The Fish"?

Back

A woman catches a fish and then lets it go.

Front

How many complete sentences would be said in reading aloud the following lines from "The Fish"? He hung a grunting weight, battered and venerable and homely. [p. 293, II. 7-9]

Back

one

Front

To which of the five senses does the following imagery from "The Fish" appeal? He was speckled with barnacles, fine rosettes of lime, [p. 293, II. 16-17]

Back

sight

Front

Which phrase best describes "The Guitar"?

Back

a lyric poem that conveys the playfulness of strumming

Front

Which phrase best describes "The Fish"?

Back

a lyric poem that conveys a sad, mournful mood.

Front

When the speaker of "The Fish" studies the fish's jaw, what does she realize?

Back

The fish is a rare, valuable species.

Front

In "The Fish," how can the speaker's attitude toward the fish best be described? Options: angry and vengeful, amazed and skeptical(suspicious/cautious), admiring and compassionate, amused and condescending(bossy/domineering)

Back

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Front

What does the speaker describe in "Mowing"?

Back

the rewards of doing hard work outdoors