The poems "I Hear America Singing" and "I, Too" speak of the American identity, but they differ in many ways. Which analysis correctly presents the contrast between the two poems? - correct answer In Whitman's poem, the workers use their voices to proclaim an American identity in which each person ...
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End of Semester Test English 11A exam with correct answers 2024
The poems "I Hear America Singing" and "I, Too" speak of the American identity, but
they differ in many ways. Which analysis correctly presents the contrast between the
two poems? - correct answer In Whitman's poem, the workers use their voices to proclaim an American identity in which each person plays an equal part. In contrast, in Hughes's poem, the speaker's voice is stifled when he is sent to the kitchen, demonstrating that not everyone has an equal opportunity to be part of the American
identity.
Why does the speaker in this excerpt from Langston Hughes's "I, Too" wish to eat at the table?
Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then. - correct answer The speaker resents being sent to the kitchen and wants an equal seat at the table with other people.
Read this excerpt from the Cherokee creation story "How the World Was Made":
When all was water, the animals were above in Galûñ'lati, beyond the arch; but it was very crowded, and they wanted more room. They wondered what was below the
water, and at last Beaver's Grandchild, the little Water-beetle, offered to go and see if he could learn. He darted in every direction over the surface of the water, but could
find no firm place to rest. Then he dived to the bottom and came up with some soft mud, which began to grow and spread on every side until it became the island that we call Earth. It was afterward fastened to the sky with four cords, but no one remembers who did this.
At first Earth was flat and very soft and wet. The animals were anxious to get down, and set out different birds to see if it was yet dry, but they found no place to alight and came back again to Galûñ'lati. At last it seemed to be time, and - correct answer earth diver and emergence
Which six sentences from this creation story best show the elements of an earth diver story? - correct answer 1) The Hoga came down from above and found Earth covered with water.
2)So they sent Muskrat down into the water. 3)Then they sent Loon down. End of Semester Test English 11A exam with correct answers 2024
4)Then they sent Beaver down into the water.
5)When he came up there was a little mud in his claws.
6)But the people took the mud out of his claws and made the land.
Which phrase in this excerpt from The Redeemed Captive by John Williams demonstrates a Puritan influence? - correct answer he pulled off a crucifix from his own neck
Which of these themes are typically found in colonial literature?
I. God
II. religious persecution
III. the nobility
IV. interaction with American Indians
V. science - correct answer I, II, and IV
Read the excerpt from "Thoughts on the Works of Providence" by Phillis Wheatley and complete the sentence that follows.
Arise, my soul, on wings enraptur'd, rise To praise the monarch of the earth and skies,
Whose goodness and beneficence appear As round its centre moves the rolling year, Or when the morning glows with rosy charms,
Or the sun slumbers in the ocean's arms: Of light divine be a rich portion lent To guide my soul, and favour my intent.
The excerpt has the characteristics of a ______________ poem, including its usage of ______________ and its ______________ style of language. - correct answer neoclassical
heroic couplets
elevated
Which literary device has been used in the underlined line?
Arise, my soul, on wings enraptur'd, rise To praise the monarch of the earth and skies,
Whose goodness and beneficence appear
As round its centre moves the rolling year,
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