Read the following poem carefully before you choose your answer.
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;—
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
(5) This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
It moves us not. Great God! I'd rather be
(10) A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus 1 rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton 2 blow his wreathèd horn.
1 A sea god in Greek mythology with the ability to prophesize the future.
2 A son of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, who can excite or calm the seas with his conch shell.
The shift in tone from reflective to fervent occurs in
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Line 2
Line 5
Line 9
Line 11
Line 13
QUESTION 2 Read the following poem carefully before you choose your answer.
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;—
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
(5) This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
It moves us not. Great God! I'd rather be
(10) A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus 1 rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton 2 blow his wreathèd horn.
1 A sea god in Greek mythology with the ability to prophesize the future.
2 A son of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, who can excite or calm the seas with his conch shell.
Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of the poem?
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To caution against humanity's disharmony with nature
To celebrate humanity's relationship with nature
To contrast the modern world with the ancient one
To express the virtues of the land and sea
To honor the lasting tradition of mythology
QUESTION 3 The "sordid boon" in line 4 is best interpreted to mean a
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loud noise
painful consequence
questionable benefit
regretful choice
shameful gift
Question 4 Line 4 ("We have given ... boon;") characterizes humanity's value system through
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allusion
anaphora
metaphor
personification
simile
Question 5 The purpose of describing the sea and the wind as "sleeping flowers" (lines 5−7) is most likely to
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emphasize nature's beauty, power, and peace regardless of humanity's actions
suggest that humanity is unaware of its detrimental impact on nature
imply that nature is disgusted with humanity's fixation on materialism
evoke a powerful image of nature as an innocent and childlike entity
underscore nature's ability to rejuvenate itself and humanity's inability to do so
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