MC Passage

In lines 1-2, the speaker describes

• an absent lover

• a sign of old age

• the approach of winter

• the loss of religious faith

• the universality of death

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In line 6, the speaker suggests that his relationship with God

• cannot be expressed except in poetry

• became important only as he neared death

• requires that he stop writing secular poems

• is like that of a lover and an absent beloved

• will withstand his mortal decline

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In the first stanza (lines 1-6), the speaker expresses dismay at the possibility that he will

• be forgotten by his lover

• be abandoned by his friends

• soon be dead

• lose his creative powers

• forget his religious duties

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following lines is written in

tetrameter?

• Line 2

• Line 3

• Line 4

• Line 5

• Line 6

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The speaker’s references to “Church” in lines 17 and 22 primarily serve to

• underscore the laudable purpose of his poetic work

• contrast his artistic intentions with his actual poetry

• rationalize his focus on profane poetic subjects

• assuage his fear of his accomplishments being forgotten

• highlight the casualness of his religious commitment

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In the fourth stanza, the speaker addresses “Louely enchanting language” (line 19) from the perspective of (

• an erstwhile friend

• an envious rival

• a frustrated teacher

• a penitent spouse

• a spurned lover

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Lines 25-27 present a criticism of

• secular prose

• light verse

• romantic painting

• sensuous love poetry

• solemn religious sermons

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In line 30, the speaker does which of the following?

• Confesses a deeply held personal prejudice

• Proposes a standard for novice poets to follow

• Praises the beauty of religious abstractions

• Conceptualizes an ideal that can never be fully realized

• Asserts a connection between the subject of poetry and its execution

  31

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In lines 31-33, the speaker implies that

• the theme of his poems remains the same

• his love of poetry undermines his love of God

• his writings are intended to convert

  nonbelievers

• literary language can be used to conceal truth

• no poetry can adequately describe religious faith

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

. The statement “Thou art still my God” (lines 6, 10, and 32) is best described as

• a lament

• a refrain

• a summons

• an epilogue

• an aside

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9