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Remembrance - Questions MC '12

Quiz by Greg Chalfin

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  • Q1
    The poem deals with all of the following EXCEPT the
    discipline required to address grief
    happiness that follows after grief has passed
    aftermath of a terrible loss
    power of time to alter grief
    30s
  • Q2
    The second stanza (lines 5-8) primarily serves to
    indicate how loneliness causes the speaker to dwell on the past
    communicate the speaker's ongoing devotion to a treasured childhood memory
    dramatize the power of thoughts to sustain romantic feelings in the speaker
    ponder the current connection between the speaker and the loved one
    30s
  • Q3
    Which best describes the speaker's implication in lines 11-12
    Only someone remarkably devoted can retain the memory of an absent loved one over time
    Pain strengths the should so that the sufferer can move forward
    Only people who embrace a higher faith can successfully live with their grief
    The bereaved must choose to forget the past in order to bear their losses
    30s
  • Q4
    In the fourth stanza (lines 13-16), the speaker's explanation is best described as one of
    sarcasm and self-mockery
    exaggeration and deception
    equivocation and defensiveness
    rationalization and apology
    30s
  • Q5
    In context, "but cannon do thee wrong" (line 16) is best understood to express the speaker's
    certainty that the loved one will forgive any transgressions
    hope that the temptations of the world will not cause unfaithfulness
    concern that an act of betrayal would be morally wrong
    belief that no future love will supplant the former one
    30s
  • Q6
    In line 17, "later light" most likely refers to a
    flash of awareness
    rekindled hope
    new love
    second thought
    30s
  • Q7
    The fifth stanza (lines 17-20) makes use of all of the following EXCEPT
    consonance
    repetition
    synecdoche
    metaphor
    30s
  • Q8
    In context, "check" (line 25) most nearly means
    influence
    staunch
    examine
    mark
    30s
  • Q9
    The last three stanzas (lines 21-32) are best understood to suggest that remember the loved one is
    unpleasant but unavoidable
    necessary but addictive
    tempting but destructive
    important but dangerous
    30s
  • Q10
    Which is the best paraphrase of line 26?
    Taught myself to forgive you
    Freed myself from suffering
    Wished that I could help you
    Trained myself not to miss you
    30s
  • Q11
    The speaker's "burning wish" (line 27) is for a
    second chance at love
    respite from fear
    visit to the loved one's grave
    reunion in death
    30s
  • Q12
    The pronoun "it" (line 29) refers to the speaker's
    "passion" (line 25)
    "wish" (line 27)
    "soul" (line 26)
    "Despair" (line 22)
    30s
  • Q13
    The concept of "divinest anguish (line 31) is most like that of
    "golden dreams" (line 21)
    "dear life" (line 19)
    "useless passion" (line 25)
    "rapturous pain" (line 30)
    30s
  • Q14
    Which of the following best describes a central paradox of the poem
    The speaker, attempting to grow closer to a lost love, becomes even more distant from the loved one.
    The speaker, worry over forgetting a deceased lover, reveals the extent of that loved one's continuing memory
    The speaker, in the act of remembering a childhood love, comes to an increasing awareness of mortality.
    The speaker, in the act of mourning, is able to experience a newfound joy.
    30s

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