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1. excerpt from Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift When we came…
1. excerpt from Gulliver’s Travels
by Jonathan Swift
When we came to land, we saw no river or spring, nor any sign of inhabitants. Our men therefore wandered on the shore to find out some fresh water near the sea, and I walked alone about a mile on the other side, where I observed the country all barren and rocky. I now began to be weary, and seeing nothing to entertain my curiosity, I returned gently down toward the creek; and the sea being full in my view, I saw our men already got into the boat, and rowing for life to the ship. I was going to holla after them, although it had been to little purpose, when I observed a huge creature walking after them in the sea, as fast as he could; he waded not much deeper than his knees, and took prodigious strides; but our men had the start of him about half a league, and the sea thereabouts being full of pointed rocks, the monster was not able to overtake the boat. This I was afterwards told, for I durst not stay to see the issue of the adventure; but ran as fast as I could the way I first went, and then climbed up a steep hill, which gave me some prospect of the country. I found it fully cultivated; but that which first surprised me was the length of the grass, which, in those grounds that seemed to be kept for hay, was about twenty feet high.
Identify which details are most important or less important for an objective summary of the excerpt.
A. I saw our men already got into the boat, and rowing for life to the ship.
B. I found it fully cultivated . .
C. and I walked alone about a mile on the other side, where I observed the country all barren and rocky.
D. I observed a huge creature walking after them in the sea, as fast as he could . . .
E. I durst not stay to see the issue of the adventure; but ran as fast as I could the way I first went . . .
2. Select all that apply.
Which words or phrases best contribute to a romantic mood?
from Song: to Celia
by Ben Jonson
Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kiss but in the cup.
And I’ll not look for wine.
The thirst that from the soul doth rise
Doth ask a drink divine;
But might I of Jove’s nectar sup,
I would not change for thine.
I sent thee late a rosy wreath,
Not so much honouring thee,
As giving it a hope that there
It could not withered be.
A. Pledge with mine
B. Leave a kiss
C. Thirst that from the soul
D. Not change for thine
E. Withered
3. He Had His Dream
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
He had his dream, and all through life,
Worked up to it through toil and strife.
Afloat fore’er before his eyes,
It colored for him all his skies:
The storm-cloud dark
Above his bark,
The calm and listless vault of blue
Took on its hopeful hue,
It tinctured every passing beam
He had his dream.
He labored hard and failed at last,
His sails too weak to bear the blast,
The raging tempests tore away
And sent his beating bark astray.
But what cared he
For wind or sea!
He said, “The tempest will be short,
My bark will come to port.”
He saw through every cloud a gleam
He had his dream.
How does the poet develop theme?
The poet develops the theme by ________________
A. Comparing overcoming the hardships in life to weathering a storm
B. Comparing hope to the blue sky after a storm
C. Explaining how the speaker was defeated by toil and strife
D. Describing how dangerous storms can be
