Unit 2B: Poetry and Drama Review

Unit 2B: Poetry and Drama Review

Open Ended

What should you have used to answer this question?

Multiple Choice

Which line from the poem best suggests that the speaker feels dread?

• It is pleasant and dreamy no doubt, to float,

• By all means choose the Sea

• A decided hint of salt in your tea

• That they laugh with such an excess of glee

Open Ended

What should you have used to answer this question?

Multiple Choice

The poet most likely uses these lines to--

• highlight his changing feelings about the sea

• explain what it is like to dream about the sea

• contrast different perspectives about being out at sea

• list things that can be done while out at sea

Open Ended

What should you have used to answer this question?

Multiple Choice

The poem includes these lines most likely to suggest that the speaker--

• has a lot in common with his friends

• is rejuvenated when he finally goes into the sea

• feels differently than his friends about the sea

• is clumsy

Open Ended

What should you have used to answer this question?

Multiple Choice

The poet's use of a question in line 16 helps create--

• imagery

• a shift in tone

• simile

• an uncertain resolution

Open Ended

What should you have used to answer this question?

Multiple Choice

The comparisons in lines 5-12 are used to emphasize

• admirable characteristics of the sea

• the difficulty of cleaning the floor

• unfavorable characteristics of the sea

• actions that make dogs bark often

Open Ended

What should you have used to answer this question?

Multiple Choice

The author reveals the speaker's feelings mainly by-

• using personification to describe them

• explain how his friends feel

• repeating specific words

• describing them with sarcasm

Open Ended

What should you have used to answer this question?

Multiple Choice

What can the reader infer will take place in the next scene of the play?

• a discovery that will identify the smell found in the room

• an investigation will determine if the scream came from the maid

• a conversation will reveal if the item was stolen from Lady Aquilla

• a conclusion will be drawn. about the time the theft was discovered

Open Ended

What should you have used to answer this question?

Multiple Choice

What is sarcastic about Holmes' response to Watson describing the glass cabinet?

• Watson had discovered a clue about the missing diamond

• Watson reveals that Lady Aquilla is a very wealthy woman

• Watson has stated an obvious fact about the glass cabinet

• Watson is afraid the thief may be lurking nearby

Open Ended

What should you have used to answer this question?

Multiple Choice

The dialogue in paragraph 40 indicates that Holmes

• thinks Lady Aquilla has stolen her own diamond

• resolves that the culprit may have a connection with kitchen work

• question his ability to solve the mystery

• realizes that Watson is a very curious investigator

Open Ended

What should you have used to answer this question?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the image that follow the play?

• To highlight how interesting and mysterious Sherlock Holmes is

• To advertise an upcoming performance of the play

• To inform the public about the new actor

• To compare the Sherlock Holmes play to the book

Open Ended

What should you have used to answer this question?

Multiple Choice

How does the narrator contribute to the development of the play?

• The use of a first person subjective narrator provides insight to the characters' relationships

• The use of a first person subjective narrator introduces the conflict

• The use of a third person objective narrator provides insight to the development of the plot

• The use of a third person objective narrator provides insight to the setting