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Reading Assessment III. Renaissance poetryDIRECTIONS Carefully read the following passage. Use context clues to help define any words with which you are unfamiliar. Pay close attention to the use of figurative language, argument, and tone. Then, on a separate sheet of paper, answer the questions that follow. Sonnet 97 by William Shakespeare
COMPREHENSION DirectionsAnswer these questions about “Sonnet 97.” 1.The rhyme scheme of this sonnet is Aabab bcbc cdcd ee Baabb ccdd eeff gg Cabab cdcd efef gg Dabba cddc acca ee 2.Which statement best summarizes the first quatrain? AAn entire year has passed while two loved ones are separated. BThe years go by quickly for two loved ones waiting to be reunited. CRemembering the summer is the best way to spend the lonely winter. DBeing away from a loved one feels like a bleak winter. 3.By personifying “old December” in the first quatrain, which feeling does the speaker convey? Apleasure Bweariness Cemptiness Danxiety 4.What information does the speaker reveal in the second quatrain? AThe time is late summer or early autumn, when crops are ready for harvesting. BAlthough it is now almost autumn, the speaker still misses the loved one who is away. CIt is much easier to be apart during the summer when food and sun are plentiful. DThe loved ones’ separation will end when summer arrives. 5.Which season is personified as a mother ready to give birth? Awinter Bspring Csummer Dautumn 6.Which image in the poem conveys nature’s bounty? A“From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year” (line 2) B“And yet this time remov’d was summer’s time” (line 5) C“The teeming autumn, big with rich increase” (line 6) D“And thou away, the very birds are mute” (line 12) 7.The image in lines 9–10 conveys the speaker’s feelings of Acontentment Bmelancholy Cexpectation Dshame 8.In the third quatrain, which idea is conveyed by the turn, or shift in thought? AThe lovers’ unhappy separation is reflected in the hot summer weather. BThe speaker cannot experience summer until the lovers are reunited. CSigns of the changing seasons are visible everywhere to the speaker. DThe season’s harvest will benefit fatherless children. 9.In the couplet, Shakespeare evokes the sights and sounds of an approaching winter to emphasize the Aanticipation of unanswered love Bchaos caused by the change of seasons Cdismay over the loved one’s absence Dunpredictability of true love
DirectionsAnswer these questions about “A Valediction: Of Weeping.” 10.The rhyme scheme in this poem is Aababccded Baabbbbccc Cabcbcdefe Dabbaccddd 11.In lines 1–9, the poet compares the speaker’s tears to Areflections of the loved one’s face in water Bcoins minted with the loved one’s image Cfruits preserved as emblems of the summer Dthe distance that will separate the lovers 12.Which statement best summarizes lines 7–9? AThe speaker dreads being separated from the lover. BTears are meaningless to two people who are truly in love. CDistance will help the lovers overcome their unhappiness. DThe lovers do not recognize the significance of their separation. 13.Which end rhyme is a slant rhyme? Aforth, worth Bbe, thee Cmore, bore Dgrow, so 14.In lines 10–16, the poet develops the metaphysical conceit by comparing a tear to a Amap worn by the beloved Bworkman’s fine art Cglobe of the world Dportrait of the beloved 15.In lines 19–22, the beloved’s power to cause weeping is compared to the moon’s power to Ailluminate the night sky Breflect off the surface of water Crepresent universal mystery Dcontrol the tides of the sea 16.In each stanza, Donne consistently uses exact rhymes in the Afirst four lines Blast three lines Cfifth and sixth lines Dfirst and third lines 17.The pain of separation described in “A Valediction: Of Weeping” differs from that described in “Sonnet 97” in that it is Aanticipated rather than experienced Bexpected to last forever Cbrought on by astonishing events Demotional rather than analytical WRITTEN RESPONSE Short Response Write three or four sentences to answer each question. 18.In the couplet of Sonnet 97, what human emotion is attributed to the leaves? What does this image suggest about the speaker’s feelings? 19.As he develops a metaphysical conceit in A Valediction: Of Weeping, Donne likens tears to several physical objects. Name three of these objects and explain what quality they have in common. Extended ResponseWrite two or three paragraphs to answer this question. 20.Compare both poets’ use of nature imagery to express feelings about separation. In your answer, include two examples of nature imagery from each poem.
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