Lesson 10 (Eng9)

This word means to divide or cut something.

• seraph

• dissever

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  covet

  
  

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  sepulchre

  
  

This word is another term for angels. 

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  sepulchre

  
  

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  covet

  
  

• seraph

• dissever

This word means a burial tomb.

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  covet

  
  

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  dissever

  
  

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  sepulchre

  
  

• seraph

"What effect does the personification of nature have in "Annabel Lee" ?

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  It specifically gives the speaker and the audience hope that there is an afterlife.

  
  

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  It proves that the speaker is unbalanced, and that he is suffering from paranoia and delusions.

  
  

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  It makes nature seem invested in humanity, as opposed to being indifferent and random, which the speaker fears more than anything.

  
  

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  It supports the speaker’s claims that Annabel Lee was purposefully taken from him due to jealousy from the heavens.

  
  

Which of the following statements best summarizes how the speaker describes Annabel Lee?

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  The speaker describes her as fragile and dainty, which is why she becomes sick so easily.

  
  

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  The speaker describes her as coming from a wealthier family, which is why she is taken from him.

  
  

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  The speaker idealizes her, describing her as beautiful and seemingly having no other purpose than to love him.

  
  

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  The speaker idealizes her and describes her as perfect, but he also holds a lot of resentment for the way she treated him.

  
  

What happened to Annabel Lee?

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How does the speaker view herself and how she interacts with the world in the poem "I'm Happiest When Most Away"?

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  she sees herself as trapped inside her physical body

  
  

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  she sees herself as not like everyone else, not even human

  
  

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  she sees herself as a part of nature

  
  

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  she sees herself as a soul rather than a physical person

  
  

In the poem "I'm Happiest When Most Away" what does the phrase "home of clay" mean as it is used in the following lines:

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  The phrase refers to the speaker’s body as she imagines herself free of her body's physical confinement.

  
  

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  The phrase suggests that the speaker feels limited by boring reality and so she uses her studies as a means of escape.

  
  

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  The phrase suggests that the speaker feels trapped while indoors and would prefer to be outside.

  
  

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  The phrase refers to a society that restricts the speaker’s freedoms because of her gender.

  
  

In the poem "I'm Happiest When Most Away" does the speaker likely mean by being "away"?

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  she is dead

  
  

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  she is traveling

  
  

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  she is daydreaming

  
  

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  she is avoiding someone she hates

  
  

What is the conflict at the beginning of the poem "Mending Wall"?

(think back to the start of the poem "Something there is that doesn't love a wall"

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  the speaker is bothered by the hunters looking for rabbits

  
  

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  the speaker is concerned that his property is poorly made and cared for

  
  

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  unknown forces are causing the speaker's stone wall to fall apart

  
  

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  the speaker is struggling to tear down his stone wall