a partial history

1.

1 point

"but I was still afraid of the wildness within"
most likely refers to

he was afraid of other people

what he used to be like when he was a kid

not liking wild people

things about himself he doesn't like

2.

1 point

The author feels bad that he ignored the world around him

True

False

3.

1 point

"I felt that I was living the wrong life,
spiritually speaking,
while halfway around the world
thousands of people were being slaughtered"
this passage shows that the narrator believes

there are bad things happening everywhere

there are bad people doing very bad things

spiritual happiness is very important

there are more important things than worrying about your personal happiness

4.

1 point

There are many examples of aliteration in this poem

True

False

5.

1 point

The title of the poem makes the reader feel the poem's subject [author]

doesn't like other people very much

doesn't care that he makes many mistakes in life

likes to tell jokes

doesn't like himself

6.

1 point

"I cared too much what other people thought
and made remarks I shouldn't have made."
In this passage, the narrator admits

he was too easily influenced by the ideas of others

he didn't speak up when he should have

he had many good friends

he didn't care what others thought

7.

1 point

"Forgive me, faith, for never having any.
I did not believe in God,
who eluded me."
This passage makes the reader feel that narrator

wishes he could believe in God, but couldn't understand God

is not interested in having faith

blames God for not being easier to understand

doesn't think having faith is important

8.

1 point

The author feels ashamed of

his mistakes, his feelings, his selfishness, his lack of faith

he is not ashamed, he shows a dislike of others

only his many mistakes

only how foolish he looks to others

9.

1 point

The narrator in the poem feels that the mistakes he made

are kind of funny

are very bad

are not so bad

are no big deal, but they were mistakes

10.

1 point

Probably the largest shift occurs beginning with the line

Forgive me,faith, for never having any.

I cared too much what other people thought

Forgive me, philosophers,

Most nights I rushed out into the evening

11.

1 point

By using stupidity in the title, the author is

making a joke

cutting himself down

being rude and insensitive

saying all people are stupid

12.

1 point

All of the examples of "stupidity are filled with regret except for

not believing in God

not paying attention to trees

not taking the right road

not accepting his desires

13.

1 point

"but I was still afraid of the wildness within"
most likely refers to

the idea that the modern world is confusing

the author is afraid of himself and what he is capable of doing

the idea that he likes being like a tiger

the idea the author is afraid of others

14.

1 point

A theme of this poem is

a person should protect the environment

religion is important

People are flawed and self involved

there is much evil in the world

15.

1 point

"I strolled along like a tiger that wanted to spring" is an example of

literal language

onomatopeia

figurative language

aliteration

16.

1 point

The poem is meant to

be humorous; commenting on things we all laugh about

be only about the author and his stupidity

be about all busy people in the modern world

making fun of other people and their stupidity

17.

1 point

Listening to the author read his poem, it is clear he

is disappointed with himself

the poem is supposed to be funny

the poet is disappointed with others

the poem is meant to be a conceit

18.

1 point

There are more than five shifts in this poem

True

False

19.

1 point

A theme of the poem could be

religion is not important

people are bad by nature

we are our own worst critics

it is hard to be a good person

20.

1 point

In the stanza, "Traffic was heavy coming off the bridge,
and I took the road to the right, the wrong one,
and got stuck in the car for hours"
the author is expressing

he has a chance to think about life

anger with himself for making a bad choice

he is mad that he has to drive to work

anger at the other drivers

21.

1 point

The title of the poem is

simply naming the poem

interactive, helping the reader understand the meaning

22.

1 point

This poem has a conceit

True

False

23.

1 point

The "stoics" are probably

philosophers

papers

friends

a political party

24.

1 point

There are no shifts in this poem

True

False

25.

1 point

"Traffic was heavy coming off the bridge,
and I took the road to the right, the wrong one,
and got stuck in the car for hours"
is an example of

personification

literal language

simile

metaphor

26.

1 point

"I felt that I was living the wrong life,
spiritually speaking,
while halfway around the world
thousands of people were being slaughtered"
this passage shows that the narrator believes

there are bad things happening everywhere

there are more important things than worrying about your personal happiness

there are bad people doing very bad things

spiritual happiness is very important

27.

1 point

"The iron bars seemed invisible to others,
but I carried a cage around inside of me"
is an example of

metaphor

personification

simile

this is just literal language