Selection Test: The Song of Wandering Aengus/Eldorado

In line 2 of “The Song of Wandering Aengus,” the poet uses the phrase a fire was in my head to suggest that the speaker is—

• dreaming of a fire in the woods

• planning to catch dinner

• thinking of many things

• searching for a fire in the woods

In “The Song of Wandering Aengus,” the poet uses a simile, a comparison using like or as, in the first stanza to describe —

• the trees in the woods

• the berries on the thread

• the fish in the stream

• the stars in the sky

Read line 5 of “The Song of Wandering Aengus.” And when white moths were on the wing, What is the effect of the alliteration used in this line?

• It adds a sense of urgency.

• It gives the words a lyrical quality.

• It emphasizes the color of the moths.

• It foreshadows what happens to the moths.

Read lines 21–24 of “The Song of Wandering Aengus.” What does the figurative language in these lines reveal about the speaker?

• He is hungry and searching for food.

• He is tired of searching day and night.

• He is clever and will use light to aid his search.

• He is hopeful that his search will end positively.

What is the effect of the rhyme scheme in “Eldorado”?

• It illustrates the beauty of Eldorado.

• It suggests that the knight is very old.

• It underscores the frightening aspects of the shadows.

• It emphasizes the ongoing nature of the search for Eldorado.

Read lines 4 and 5 from “Eldorado.” The sensory language in these lines highlights the knight’s —

• determination

• idealism

• optimism

• romanticism

In the second stanza of “Eldorado,” the author uses the shadow to represent —

• despair

• shame

• regret

• boredom

Throughout “Eldorado,” the poet repeatedly rhymes shadow with Eldorado to demonstrate that —

• Eldorado is something that is hard to locate, like a shadow

• Eldorado is a place that is associated with darkness, like a shadow

• Eldorado is a feeling that is being depicted as a dark shadow

• Eldorado is something bright in contrast to a dark shadow

In which two ways do both poets indicate the passage of time in their poems?

• The poets describe events in the order they happened.

• The poets use figurative language to indicate the passing of days.

• The poets set pace using line lengths.

• The poets relate how their main characters have aged.

• The poets trace how their settings have changed.

The mood or tone of the poem "The Song of Wandering Aengus" can be described as​ ​ and​ ​ .

• light and optimistic

• dark and optimistic

• light and hopeless

• dark and hopeless