What does the speaker hope people will accomplish with their lives?
Psalm of Life

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English
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9th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
live in a way that can help others
appreciate nature
try to feel loved
become wealthy and successful
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to “A Psalm of Life,” how should we act daily?
setting goals for wealth and fame
determined to accomplish more tomorrow than today
avoiding sadness and death as long as possible
living life to benefit oneself
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“A Psalm of Life” urges people to set examples for those who come after. What metaphor does the writer use to express that idea?
cattle in the fields
goals written on paper
bivouac in the woods
footprints in the sand
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is NOT an idea found in “A Psalm of Life”?
Death will come to all.
Leave an example for others to follow.
Life is temporary.
Do what makes you happy no matter what.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who wrote “The Psalm of Life”?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
William Cullen Bryant
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
John Greenleaf Whittier
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The tone of “A Psalm of Life” is
sad
optimistic
carefree
sympathetic
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which idea is NOT in both “Thanatopsis” and “A Psalm of Life”?
Live life to the fullest.
Live as long as possible on the Earth.
Death will happen to everyone.
Life is temporary.
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