Grade 12 Reviewer

In the first stanza, the speaker suggests that the person the poem is addressed to (“you”) closed the window because he or she (The Window)

• had no choice.
• preferred it closed.
• was asked to do so.
• could no longer hold it open.

Which of the following is rejected in the poem, and by whom? (The Window)

• “you,” by himself or herself
• “you,” by “the whole of life”
• the speaker, by “the whole of life”
• “the whole of life,” by “you”

The last stanza suggests that “you” failed to realize that by closing the window he or she had (The Window)

• isolated himself or herself.
• chosen safety over involvement.
• made a choice with permanent effects.
• demonstrated unwillingness to know what was outside.

The poem suggests that, by closing the window, “you” kept himself or herself from all of the following EXCEPT (The Window)

• death
• experience
• fellowship
• knowledge

The speaker suggests that the actions of “you” harm (The Window)

• no one.
• only “you.”
• the whole world, including “you.”
• the whole world, with the exception of “you.”

Which of the following words helps to establish parallelism in lines 1–4? ( The Fable Poem)

• of
• neither word
• both words
• from

Which of the following words helps to establish parallelism in lines 1–4? ( The Fable Poem)

• of
• neither word
• both words
• from

The description in line 6 mainly emphasizes the insects’ ( The Fable Poem)

• size
• beauty
• useful value
• movements

Which of the following does the poem personify? ( The Fable Poem)

• tree
• insects
• the color yellow
• the word referred to in lines 14 and 15

In lines 6–13, the poem communicates a sense of ( The Fable Poem)

• tension
• wonder
• regret
• confusion