Unit 1 Test Review: The Power of Poetry

Read the stanza from "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night."

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze with meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

What does the pun "Grave men" mean?

• The men are serious and they are also doomed to an early death.

• The men are angry that they will face death so soon.

• The men are grieving the loss of their loved ones, who have died.

• The men are wild and act without thinking, and will die soon as a result.

  The men are wild and act without thinking, and will die soon as a result.sdgh

Read these lines from "Ozymandias."

Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command

What is the meaning of the pun in these lines?

• The traveler is not telling the truth about what he saw.

• The statue "lies" in pieces and also "lies" about who Ozymandias really was.

• The statue is "sunk" just as Ozymandias himself was lowered into the ground.

• The face of the statute is "shattered" in the same way that Ozymandias "shattered" the kingdom.

Read these lines from "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night."

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze with meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

What is the meaning of the pun "Grave men"?

• Men who are solemn because they know that death is near.

• The men who dig graves and are near those who have died.

• Serious men who study the night sky and see bright lights shining.

• Men who are extremely ill and are very close to dying but have hope.

  Men who are extremely ill and are very close to dying but have hope.,

Traditionally, what is a characteristic of a sonnet?

• two stanzas

• broken line lengths

• no rhyme scheme

• iambic pentameter

How many lines are in a sonnet?

• 6

• 8

• 12

• 14

Traditionally, what is a characteristic of a sonnet?

• ends in a couplet

• no rhyme scheme

• broken line lengths

• irregular meter

How does the point of view in "The Raven" affect the reader's interpretation of the text?

• It is written in the first person so the reader only sees the raven as the speaker sees him.

• It is written in third person so the reader understands both the speaker and the raven.

• It is written in first person so the reader understands the raven's motivations.

• It is written in first and third person so the reader understands the speaker and hears th

How does the point of view in "Ozymandias" affect who the reader hears?

• It is written in the third person because the reader hears the voice of the speaker, the traveler, and Ozymandias.

• It is written in second person so the reader can hear the speaker, traveler, and Ozymandias.

• It is written in first person because it is told through the speaker's voice, but the speaker tells what the traveler and Ozymandias say.

• The point of view changes from first, to third, to second person as the speaker, the traveler, and Ozymandias speak.

  The point of view changes from first, to third, to second person as the speaker, the traveler, and Ozymandias speak.

How does the point of view in "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" affect the reader's interpretation of the text?

• The point of view changes from second person to third person and back to second person, creating a sense of intimacy and universality regarding death.

• The point of view is first person, allowing the reader to understand what the speaker is feeling as he watches his dying father.

• The point of view is second person, making the reader feel deep sympathy for the poet as he addresses his dying father.

• The point of view changes from first person to second person and back to first person, creating a conversation for the reader between a son and his dying father.

Read the stanza from "The Battle of Blenheim."

I find them in the garden, For there's many here about; And often when I go to plow, The plowshare turns them out! For many thousand men," said he, "Were slain in that great victory.

How does Robert Southey's word choice affect the tone in this stanza of the poem?

• It creates a bleak tone.

• It creates a matter-of-fact tone.

• It suggests a bitter tone.

• It suggests a sincere tone.

  It suggests a sincere tone.,