"The Wanderer" Comprehension Check

You can tell that the wanderer in “The Wanderer” most keenly feels the loss of his lord when he

• a. sails endlessly in exile

• b. dreams deeply with longing

• c. imagines kneeling before a throne

• d. remembers seeing his kinsmen killed

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

2. The first half of “The Wanderer” suggests that the Wanderer lives in an emotional state of

• a. agonized silence

• b. patient acceptance

• c. focused anger

• d. fear and dread

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does the second half of “The Wanderer” explain?

• a. The wanderer now speaks from heaven.

• b. Fame, fortune, and life itself are fleeting.

• c. Life at sea is a prelude to life with God.

• d. The Wanderer must learn to fear God.

In “The Wanderer,” the wanderer believes that wisdom

• a. leads to patience

• b. comes with the rising sun

• c. results in melancholy thoughts

• d. reminds men of their loneliness

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

3. “Lonely dawns” (line 8), “wind-swept walls” (line 74), and “mead-halls crumbled” (line 76) are all examples of what literary element?

• litotes

• alliteration

• kenning

• imagery

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.9