AP Lit Unit 5

In the fourth sentence of the passage ("I moved ... step"), the word "premeditated" indicates that the narrator

In the second sentence of the final paragraph, the image of the "human race itself" being "extinguished" most clearly serves to associate humanity with

The metaphor in the first paragraph comparing the narrator's situation to a "high-wire act" emphasizes which of the following?

Toward the middle of the second paragraph, the comparison between the stars and "a distant cloud of fireflies" (sentence 6) is best described as

The image of the "blurred yellow rectangle of a taxicab" in the final paragraph helps dramatize which aspect of the scene?

In referring to Times Square as a "neon inferno" in the final paragraph, the narrator emphasizes both the brightness of Times Square's lights and

The passage emphasizes a parallel between the narrator's unexpected experience of finding himself outside the building and his

Overall, the passage can best be interpreted as an account of a

An interpretation stating that the speaker feels awed when experiencing the hours of night would be most fully supported by the poem's

Within the context of the entire poem, the use of "I stood" in line 1 and again in line 33 serves which function?

In line 1-3 ("I stood ... world"), personification primarily has the effect of

Which choice best describes the use of a literary device in line 4?

The juxtaposition of adjectives in lines 9-15 ("and in ... shining") cumulatively creates a sensory impression of

In context, "lace-work" is best understood to refer to the

The allusion in "Faint glories of the crown the Phoebus wears" emphasizes the

In lines 37-39, personification portrays the earth as

Which line contains an example of personification?

Which lines most fully support an interpretation that the speaker feels the nonpoets of the modern world have a misguided perspective?

In the context of the first stanza, "tiny" emphasizes the speaker's feeling that his son is a

In context, the description of modern poets as "unfortunate fellows / And ... Atlas" suggests that the speaker believes their predicament is

In addressing his baby son, the speaker alludes to Keats's poem in lines 25-26 in order to make which point?

In line 29, "old" refers to a language that is

The allusion to Atlas in line 34 primarily serves to suggest that modern poets

The two three-line stanza in line 1-3 and in line 42-44 have the effect of framing the poem as