English Term 2 Midterm Exam

Question 1

–True–or–False–
The industrial Revolution, which began around 1760, also influenced Wordsworth’s poetry as he saw the natural landscape destroyed to create factories and factory towns.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

–True–or–False–
Wordsworth’s poetry is called lyric poetry, and the poet often idealizes nature.
Wordsworth’s poem has a regular meter and rhyme scheme of abab.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

–True–or–False–
Wordsworth make use of several literary devices in ‘Lines Written in Early Spring’.
These include but are not limiteed to alliteration, enjambment, and imagery.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

—–Fareena Arefeen “Hurricane Season”—–
To what does the speaker compare her growing pains?

Answer 4

She compares her growing pains to her city rebuilding after a hurricane

Question 5

—–Fareena Arefeen “Hurricane Season”—–
How does the poet describe the change hurricanes can bring?

Answer 5

They can create more drinking water to provide relief from drought.

Question 6

—–Fareena Arefeen “Hurricane Season”—–
What does the speaker mean by “I only came into my skin/after I grew into this city”?

Answer 6

She means she became who she is because she felt like she belonged to the city where she grew up.