Unit Test

Question 1

Read "Auspex" and answer the questions.What is the topic of the poem?

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the departure of song birds

Question 2

What is the theme?

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Nature is a source of inspiration.

Question 3

In "Auspex," what images are opposites that could represent life and death? the birds’ nest and the swallowsthe birds, and the dead leaves and snowthe speaker’s heart and the birds’ wings

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the birds, and the dead leaves and snow

Question 4

Which elements of strict formal structure do “Auspex” and “A Psalm of Life” share?

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They both have a rhyme scheme.

Question 5

What is the theme of the poem?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Life should be lived to the fullest.

Question 6

How do the images support Lowell’s theme?

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The birds’ activity contrasts with the poet’s melancholy feelings about snow and leaves.

Question 7

Six-line stanzas are called

Revolt · Accepted Answer

sestets.

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