Benchmark II Review Honors

Benchmark II Review Honors

SWBAT determine how literal meanings create a figurative interpretation of a poem.

Multiple Choice

Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;

There are four seasons in the mind of man:

He has his lusty Spring, when fancy clear

Takes in all beauty with an easy span:

He has his Summer, when luxuriously

Spring's honied cud of youthful thought he loves

To ruminate, and by such dreaming high

Is nearest unto heaven: quiet coves

His soul has in its Autumn, when his wings

He furleth close; contented so to look

On mists in idleness—to let fair things

Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook.

He has his Winter too of pale misfeature,

Or else he would forego his mortal nature.

What is the meaning of the phrase "fancy clear" as it is used in line 3 of passage 1?

• serious contemplation

• wild speculation

• joyful imagination

• profound meditation

Open Ended

Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;

There are four seasons in the mind of man:

He has his lusty Spring, when fancy clear

Takes in all beauty with an easy span:

He has his Summer, when luxuriously

Spring's honied cud of youthful thought he loves

To ruminate, and by such dreaming high

Is nearest unto heaven: quiet coves

His soul has in its Autumn, when his wings

He furleth close; contented so to look

On mists in idleness—to let fair things

Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook.

He has his Winter too of pale misfeature,

Or else he would forego his mortal nature.

What surrounding evidence supports your answer to number 1? Use quotation marks and line numbers.

Multiple Choice

Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;

There are four seasons in the mind of man:

He has his lusty Spring, when fancy clear

Takes in all beauty with an easy span:

He has his Summer, when luxuriously

Spring's honied cud of youthful thought he loves

To ruminate, and by such dreaming high

Is nearest unto heaven: quiet coves

His soul has in its Autumn, when his wings

He furleth close; contented so to look

On mists in idleness—to let fair things

Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook.

He has his Winter too of pale misfeature,

Or else he would forego his mortal nature.

Which phrase from the poem provides the strongest contrast to the activity indicated by the answer to question 1?

• "Takes in all beauty with an easy span" (4).

• "youthful thought he loves/ To ruminate..." (6-7)

• "...by such dreaming high/ Is nearest unto heaven..." (7-8)

• "to let fair things/ Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook" (11-12).

Multiple Choice

Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;

There are four seasons in the mind of man:

He has his lusty Spring, when fancy clear

Takes in all beauty with an easy span:

He has his Summer, when luxuriously

Spring's honied cud of youthful thought he loves

To ruminate, and by such dreaming high

Is nearest unto heaven: quiet coves

His soul has in its Autumn, when his wings

He furleth close; contented so to look

On mists in idleness—to let fair things

Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook.

He has his Winter too of pale misfeature,

Or else he would forego his mortal nature.

What does the speaker imply about the soul in Autumn when he says "his wings/ He furleth close" (9-10).

• The soul has grown to weary to continue to fight.

• The soul has become lazy and dissatisfied

• The soul will continue to struggle against time

• The soul will withdraw into passive contemplation.

Multiple Choice

Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;

There are four seasons in the mind of man:

He has his lusty Spring, when fancy clear

Takes in all beauty with an easy span:

He has his Summer, when luxuriously

Spring's honied cud of youthful thought he loves

To ruminate, and by such dreaming high

Is nearest unto heaven: quiet coves

His soul has in its Autumn, when his wings

He furleth close; contented so to look

On mists in idleness—to let fair things

Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook.

He has his Winter too of pale misfeature,

Or else he would forego his mortal nature.

What does the development of the poem suggest about the progression from youth to old age?

• The beauty that eludes youth becomes attainable as one matures.

• The active pursuit of beauty in youth gives way to quieter reflection as one ages.

• The recognition of beauty in the natural world unifies each season of an individual's life.

• The beauty experienced in youth becomes more precious as an individual reaches old age.