Whitman/Dickinson

The tone of a noiseless patient spider can best be described as

• fearful

• joyful

• thoughtful

• humorous

In the poem, the spider is compared to

• a bridge

• the speaker's soul

• the speaker's life

• gossamer

Which of the following best describes the speaker's feelings about the spider

• wonder

• anger

• frustration

• sadness

Which of the following best describes the feelings about himself

• happy

• content

• lonely

• angry

In Song of Myself, 1, the speaker's attitude toward himself is best described as

• self hatred

• mild curiosity

• joyful wonder

• pessimism

Which statement best expresses the speaker's relationship with other people in Song of Myself, 1

• the speaker and other people are one in the same

• the speaker feels alienated from others

• the speaker desires to control others

• the speaker feels angry at others

In Dickinson's poem, Hope is in

• the soul

• the sea

• a crumb

• a song

The speaker believes hope will flourish even though

• the bird's song is hushed

• storms might threaten

• the bird is not fed

• the bird is unable to fly

The slant of light represents

• joy

• love

• hope

• oppression

The slant of light makes

• a visible cut

• an internal difference

• an external difference

• no change at all