A Psalm of Life by HW Longfellow

What type of values did Longfellow endorse

• "positive forces in the making of the American character"

• values based solely on the Bible

• religious values

• values based on his love of nature

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Who is the speaker in Longfellow's poem " A Psalm of Life"?

• A Narrator

• A Psalmist

• A Young Man

• God

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The main thing the young man advises is to ___

• Think

• Act

• Pray

• Question

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The young man does not want to hear that life is

• Complicated

• An empty dream

• Hard

• Short

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"Life is real! Life is _______!"

• Happy

• Earnest

• Complex

• Hard

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"Our destined end or way" is neither enjoyment nor

• sorrow

• pain

• pleasure

• death

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Heartbeats are compared to

• drums

• lightning

• waves

• footsteps

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What animal does the young man not want to be like?

• pig

• sheep

• cattle

• donkey

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Which of the following statements tells about the lesson we can get from "Psalm of Life"?

• Act as heroes amidst earth's strife.

• People's goal is to live happily before they die.

• Our purpose in life is to be happy.

• Wait for the perfect timing.

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Which of the following words is the opposite of the word "cheerful"?

• fleeting

• earnest

• earnest

• mournful

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