The Fair Singer - AP

The speaker depicts himself as

• someone overwhelmed by a powerful adversary
• someone jilted by an unfaithful lover
• someone unworthy of this woman's affections
• someone unable to overcome a physical weakness

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In line 3, "both beauties" ultimately ends up referring to...

• the pleasure and pain of love
• the woman's captivating eyes and voice
• the speaker's own heart and mind
• his lover and an enemy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In the poem, "death" (ln 3) is equated with...

• winning a battle
• falling in love
• ending one's suffering
• ending a complicated romance

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following does the poem personify?

• Love
• Death
• War
• The Sun

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In the poem, the fair singer is characterized as...

• sweet and introspective
• affectionate and doting
• powerful and alluring
• jealous and vengeful

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The speaker says he could have avoided "defeat" if only...

• He had accepted his personal flaws and improved
• He has focused on his career
• The woman only had one alluring quality instead of two
• The woman had spent less time outside in the air and nature

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

This poem uses all of the following except...

• Regular meter and rhyme
• Extended metaphor
• Figurative language
• Biblical allusions

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In the final line of the poem, the "wind and sun" are mentioned as...

• obstacles to the speaker's love
• symbols of peace after a war
• benefits in the metaphorical battle
• contrasts to the woman's physical characteristics

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9