World in hounding me & Upon the burning of our house quiz

What is the theme of "Upon the burning of our house"?

• Things will be lost through time so you should hold on to material things.

• Slow and steady wins the race.

• It is important to have faith with spiritual wealth over material wealth.

• The joy of material wealth and its impact on happiness.

From "Upon the burning of our house",

"The flame consume my dwelling place."

What is the correct paraphrase for this sentence?

• The fire is spreading throughout my house

• Flame is hungry and is eating my meal

• My food is on fire

In "Upon the burning of our house", what does the poet ultimately find peace in?

• reconstruction of her house

• support of her community

• Her faith in God and the promise of heaven

• memories of her lost possessions

How does the poet describe her initial reaction to the fire in "Upon the burning of our house"?

• With calm acceptance

• With anger and frustration

• With fear and sorrow

• With no concern

From "Upon the Burning of Our House", which Literary Device(s)/Technique(s) are predominantly used?

(2 correct answers)

• Inverted Syntax

• Foreshadowing

• Imagery

• Paradox

• Flashback

What does vanity mean as it is used in the poem "World in hounding me"?

• Excessive admiration of ones own appearance

• A dressing table; usually in a bathroom

• A feeling of worthlessness over yourself

• being sane; rational behavior

Fill in the blank from "Upon the burning of our house",

'And to my ___ my heart did cry'

• eye

• man

• fox

• God

Fill in the blank from "World in hounding me"

'_________________ bring me no treasure'

(Underscores may not line up with number of characters in answer)

• Wealth and Costliness

• Costliness and wealth

• Comeliness and vanity

• Vanity and comeliness

What is the theme of "World in hounding me"?

• having friends makes no need for self-promotion of looks

• it is important to value your faith and religion, over your inside values

• people value outside appearances more than their inside values, and it should be the other way around

• it is good to accept people no matter what they value or how they look

What is the correct paraphrase for this sentence?

'I prize no comeliness'

• I do not try to be beautiful

• I don't care about money

• My own beauty does not matter to me

• just give me my money