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Writing a Literary Analysis Essay about Poetry Answers

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Read the lines from "She Walks in Beauty."The smiles that win, the tints that glow,But tell of days in goodness spent,A mind at peace with all below,A heart whose love is innocent!

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Poetry should present the ordinary in unusual ways.
B
Poetry should include fantastical, dreamlike settings.
C
Poetry should revolve around feelings and emotions.
D
Poetry should focus heavily on everyday situations.
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unusual
B
common
C
detailed
D
accurate
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a simile
B
symbolism
C
a metaphor
D
personification
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Read the excerpt from "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud."I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills

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unrealistic settings.
B
colorful descriptions.
C
everyday situations.
D
unique experiences.
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Read the sentences below.(1) Wordsworth believed that poetry should include emotional experiences, and his poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” includes several of these experiences. (2) The speaker encounters a field of daffodils that he describes as "jocund company.” (3) Later, as the speaker reflects on seeing the cheerful daffodils, he says the memory gives him great joy. (4) The speaker realizes that the memory of the flowers provides a more powerful emotional experience than the experience itself did.

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“For instance”
B
“Furthermore”
C
“As a result”
D
“Specifically”
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What should be included in a strong conclusion? Check all that apply.

A
a restatement of the essay's overall thesis
B
examples that illustrate each of the essay's main ideas
C
the introduction of at least one new idea or concept
D
a restatement of each paragraph's main idea
E
the mention of related topics to aid in further research
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Based on this prompt, which ideas would be most appropriate for leaving the reader with something to think about? Choose two answers.

A
a short list of other Romantic poets who wrote during Wordsworth's era
B
a relevant fact about Wordsworth that reinforces the essay's overall thesis
C
a comment about which poem seems to best capture Wordsworth's ideas
D
a few important facts about Wordsworth's life and accomplishments
E
a relevant quotation by Wordsworth that reflects his ideas about poetry
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Read the sentences below.(1) In describing the woman's beauty, Byron writes, "And all that's best of dark and bright / Meet in her aspect and her eyes." (2) At the end of the poem, the woman is described as having "a mind at peace with all below" and "a heart whose love is innocent." (3) Through the use of common words and phrases such as these, Byron succeeds in using everyday language to describe the woman's beauty.

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"For example"
B
"Also"
C
"In conclusion"
D
"First"
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Which lines from "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" describe an emotional experience of the speaker?

A
When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils
B
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
C
The waves beside them danced; but theyOut-did the sparkling waves in glee
D
And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.
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Read the point below.Point: William Wordsworth presents an ordinary scene in an unusual way in "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" when he describes a scene in nature.

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"Beside the lake, beneath the trees"
B
"Along the margin of the bay"
C
"The waves beside them danced"
D
"I gazed—and gazed—but little thought"

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