All Watched Over by Machines

What does the context suggest is the most likely meaning of cybernetic as it is used in these lines from “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace”?

• related to musical sounds

• related to the plants in a meadow

• related to the ways that mammals survive in the wilderness

• related to the ways that living creatures and machines interact

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The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A In “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace,” how does the speaker feel about the world he describes?

• He is impatient for it to become a reality.

• He is doubtful it will ever become a reality.

• He is pleased it has finally become a reality.

• He is sad because it will never become a reality.

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Part A Answer: He is impatient for it to become a reality.
Part B Which of these lines from “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” best supports the answer to Part A?

• I like to think.…

• (right now, please!)

• where we are free of our labors

• brothers and sisters

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What is the main topic of the poems “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” and “Sonnet, without Salmon”?

• humans’ relationship to the past

• humans’ relationship to the future

• humans’ relationship to technology

• humans’ relationship to one another

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What is the main theme of the poem 'All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace'?

• A) The harmony between nature and technology

• B) The conflict between humans and machines

• C) The beauty of untouched nature

• D) The dangers of technological advancement

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In 'All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace', what does the speaker envision for the future?

• A) A world dominated by machines

• B) A harmonious coexistence of humans and machines

• C) A return to primitive living

• D) A world without technology

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Which literary device is predominantly used in 'All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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What does the phrase 'machines of loving grace' suggest in the poem?

• A) Machines are cold and unfeeling

• B) Machines are capable of compassion

• C) Machines are superior to humans

• D) Machines are a necessary evil

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How does the speaker in 'All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace' feel about technology?

• A) Fearful

• B) Skeptical

• C) Optimistic

• D) Indifferent

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What is the tone of the poem 'All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace'?

• A) Sarcastic

• B) Hopeful

• C) Melancholic

• D) Angry

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