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Female Colonial Poets Answers

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Who is the topic of the poem?

A
a frightening storm
B
the beauty of nightfall
C
hope for a restful sleep
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What is the theme of Wheatley’s poem?

A
Nature is much more powerful than humans.
B
Nature is unforgiving and sometimes harsh.
C
Nature is a beautiful and inspiring gift from God.
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How are the two poems different?

A
Bradstreet’s poem is about God’s discipline, while Wheatley’s is about God’s providence.
B
Bradstreet’s poem is about her own creation, while Wheatley’s is about God’s creation.
C
Bradstreet’s poem is about gaining an education, while Wheatley’s is about understanding the world.
D
Bradstreet’s poem is about being a Puritan woman, while Wheatley’s is about being an enslaved woman.
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Now here, now there, the roving Fancy flies, Till some lov’d object strikes her wand’ring , Whose silken fetters all the senses bind, And soft captivity involves the .

A
gaze
B
eyes
C
mind
D
senses
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...The crown upon your brows may flourish long, A And that your arm may in your God be strong!✔ ABCD O may your sceptre num'rous nations sway,B And all with love and readiness obey!X A✔ BCD But how shall we the British king reward!X AB✔ CD Rule thou in peace, and our lord!X AB✔ CD Midst the remembrance of thy favours past,X ABC✔ D The meanest peasants most admire the last...X ABC✔ D

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B
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How does Wheatley’s use of couplets relate lines to one another?

A
It creates pairs of lines.
B
It creates separate lines.
C
It creates pairs of stanzas.
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What is figurative language? Check all that apply

A
language not meant to be taken literally
B
language that gives facts about a topic
C
language that uses comparisons and associations
D
language that uses questioning
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How does Wheatley use metaphor?

A
to emphasize God’s role as a creator
B
to reveal the answer to a spiritual question
C
to show how small nature is compared to God
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Why would the author relate lines in that way?

A
to connect the meanings of the two lines
B
to connect the alliteration of the two lines
C
to connect the subjects of the two lines
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Which of the following are examples of figurative language? Check all that apply.

A
“Rule thou in peace, our father, and our lord!”
B
“I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold”
C
“My love is such that rivers cannot quench”
D
“Then while we live, in love let’s so persevere”
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How does Wheatley’s use of hyperbole in this poem emphasize her theme?

A
It emphasizes the speaker’s doubts and worries.
B
It expresses the speaker’s appreciation for nature.
C
It shows the speaker’s disinterest in the natural world.

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