Multiple Choice
Read the poem “Self-Dependence” carefully. Identify the
letter of the choice that best answers the question.
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“Ye” in line 7 refers to A. | “look” (line 5). | B. | “stars” (line 6). | C. | “my heart” (line 10). | D. | “vessel’s prow” (line 3). | | |
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When
the speaker cries “O air-born voice” (line 29), the poet is using A. | paradox. | B. | caricature. | C. | apostrophe. | D. | synecdoche. | | |
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“A cry like thine in mine own heart I hear” (line
30)
This line illustrates the use of A. | simile. | B. | aphorism. | C. | hyperbole. | D. | assonance. | | |
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4.
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The
answer given to the speaker is that the stars and waters are A. | troubled by
silence. | B. | content with their being. | C. | sympathetic to
humanity. | D. | longing for some other state. | | |
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At
the end of the poem, the speaker is A. | jealous. | B. | longing. | C. | desperate. | D. | purposeful. | | |
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