1. Which of the following does the narrator assert is true of “he whose lot is fairest on land” (ll. 12-13)?
(a) He just complains.
(b) He protects and attacks.
(c) He does not know.
(d) He does not care.

2. The narrator remarks that “Storms beat the stone cliffs where the tern answered them, / icy-feathered; often the eagle screamed, / dewy-feathered” (ll. 23-25). The passage offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Aphorism.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Anagram.
(d) Anaphora.

3. Which of the following came from the north (l. 31)?
(a) Attack.
(b) Wind.
(c) Rain.
(d) Snow.

4. The narrator describes his doubter as which of the following (ll. 27-30)?
(a) He has traveled in many journeys.
(b) He has enjoyed few happy journeys.
(c) He has suffered few sad journeys.
(d) He has fought in many tourneys.

5. The narrator comments about “the curlew’s cry for the laughter of men” (l. 21). The comment offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Pentameter.
(d) Rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 28, “suffered few sad journeys, scarcely believes,” relative stress / emphasis falls on the first or only syllable of which of the following?

2. In the phrase “to try for myself” (l. 34), relative stress / emphasis falls on the first or only syllable of which of the following?

3. The narrator notes that which of the following darkened (l. 31)?

4. In line 29, “proud and puffed up with wine, what I, weary,” offers an example of which of the following?

5. What does the narrator describe as urging his spirit onwards (l. 36)?

(see the answer key)

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