1st Semester Exam

Front

The poem “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” is written in __________ tense, from a _____________ point of view.

Back

present; first-person

Front

Inference from lines 5–8 of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"

Back

The speaker is far away from civilization.

Front

In "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", what inference about the speaker’s journey is best supported by the poem?

Back

He still has a great distance left to travel.

Front

Which line from "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" most strongly references the speaker's long journey?

Back

“And miles to go before I sleep.”

Front

harness as used in line 9: "He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there's some mistake."

Back

a set of straps fitted to a horse or other animal

Front

In "The Journey", what larger idea about the traveler’s journey is mainly expressed by these images of nature in the poem (lines 19-22)?

It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.

Back

The traveler’s future may present obstacles and dangers.

Front

What can the reader infer about the traveler from the passage: "and there was a new voice, which you slowly recognized as your own, that kept you company as you strode deeper and deeper into the world"?

Back

The traveler has not considered her own thoughts and desires for a long time.

Front

In "The Journey," what most likely is the traveler’s reason for leaving the voices behind: "Mend my life!" each voice cried.

Back

They want her to manage their lives, not her own.

Front

Which lines in "The Journey" show that the voices demand too much from the traveler?

Back

“Mend my life!’ / each voice cried.”

Front

fallen
"It was already late enough, and a wild night, and the road full of fallen branches and stones."

Back

dropped down