1.
The abundance of
negative diction throughout Shakespeare’s sonnet—such as “heavy” and “weary”
(lines 1-2) has the primary effect of:
a.
Explaining that
the traveler has a heavy load
b.
Showing that the
speaker does not like travel
c.
Creating an
ironic effect when compared to the ease of the speaker’s task
d.
Demonstrating
the overwhelming exhaustion the speaker feels due to his isolation
e.
Clarifying the
speaker’s opinion of the beast he is riding and explaining his discomfort due
to the animal’s plodding
2.
The enjammed
lines in Quatrains 2 and 3 create what effect?
a.
An ironic
effect; as the increased speed the enjammed lines create contrasts with the
inability of the speaker to make any real progress on his journey
b.
An ironic
effect; as the pleasantness of the rhyming contrasts with the unhappy word
choice and depressing subject matter
c.
A juxtaposition
with the end-stopped lines which illustrates that he speaker has made progress
on his journey
d.
A juxtaposition
with the end-stopped lines to emphasize the speaker’s shift from a lack of
emotion to an emotional outpouring
e.
The enjammed
lines have no real effect, they are added merely because the thought could not
be fit on a single line.
3.
Line 11 contains
which of the following literary devices?
a.
Imagery
b.
Personification
c.
Metaphor
d.
Alliteration
e.
Synesthesia
4.
Which device in
the rhyming couplet has the most profound effect on the meaning of the text?
a.
Personification
of grief and joy
b.
Juxtaposition of
grief and joy
c.
Juxtaposition of
onward and behind
d.
Personification
of groan
e.
There is not a
device used to make the couplet more effective
5.
What is the main
subject of the poem?
a.
The grief that
follows death
b.
The incompetence
of beasts
c.
The misery of
isolation
d.
The never-ending
nature of journeys
e.
The burden of
responsibility
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