PRACTICE TEST 4 Name____________________________ Date__________ Per.________ Read the poem carefully before you begin to answer the questions. I had not minded walls We're universe one rock And far I heard his silver call The other side the block, (5) I’d tunnel till my groove Pushed sudden through to his; Then my face take her recompense, The looking in his eyes. (10) But ‘tis a single hair, A filament, a law, A cobweb wove in adamant, A battlement of straw, (15) A limit like the veil Unto the lady’s face, But every mesh a citadel, With dragons in the crease. …show more content…
a third person singular conditional verb in the past tense with “they” understood. a contraction of “we are.” a second person singular past tense with “you” understood. In line 3, the word “far probably modifies “universe” (line 2). “rock” (line 2). “heard” (line 3) “call” (line 3). “side” (line 4) The lines “I’d tunnel till my groove / Pushed sudden through to his” are an example of hyperbole paradox simile apostrophe …show more content…
“I heard,” line 3 “his silver call,” line 3 “I’d tunnel,” line 5 “pushed sudden,” line 6 E. “looking in his eyes,” line 8 All the following words are used to suggest the same quality EXCEPT “walls,” line 1 “rock,” line 2 “block,” line 4 “groove,” line 5 “adamant,” line 11 Line 9 begins with “But” because lines 9-16 are contrasted with the universe of rock in line 1-8. the speaker realizes the statement of lines 1-8 is insincere. lines 9-16 will precisely parallel lines 1-8. lines 1-8 are metaphorical, while lines 9-16 are literal. the speaker of lines 1-8 is different from the speaker of lines 9-16. All the following words are used to suggest the Middle Ages EXCEPT “adamant,” line 11 “battlement,” line 12 “lady,” line 14 “citadel,” line 15 “dragons,” line 16 10. All the following words are used to suggest the same quality EXCEPT “hair,” line 9 “filament,” line 10 “cobweb,” line 11 “straw,” line 12 E. “limit,” line 13 11. On which of the following do lines 11-16 chiefly rely? understatement paradox personification internal rhyme