Multiple Choice:
Read "The
Second Coming" carefully. Then identify the letter of the choice that best answers the
question.
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In
line 1, a "gyre" is a
A. | tool. | B. | trap. | C. | leash. | D. | spiral. | | |
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Lines
1 to 4 illustrate the use of
A. | analogy. | B. | allusion. | C. | aphorism. | D. | apostrophe. | | |
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In
lines 7 and 8, the speaker's tone can best be described as
A. | sarcastic. | B. | nostalgic. | C. | pessimistic. | D. | compassionate. | | |
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When
the speaker says "the darkness drops again" (line 18), he is suggesting that
A. | the vision is fading. | B. | his faith in
humanity is affirmed. | C. | the death of the birds is imminent. | D. | the desert sun
has increased in intensity. | | |
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The
speaker suggests that the "Second Coming" will be accompanied by
A. | joy. | B. | paralysis. | C. | harmony. | D. | turbulence. | | |
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Yeats
uses imagery and ideas to create the mood in this poem. One technique of mood which is not
part of this poem is
A. | violent images. | B. | rational
analysis. | C. | mystical elements like a sphinx | D. | examples of
confusion and the unknown. | | |
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