Read the last two lines from the poem, “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” and answer the question.

Bury the rag deep in your face
For now’s the time for your tears


What did the speaker think was MOST worth crying for in this story?

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the untimely death of an innocent person
the lack of remorse demonstrated by the murderer
the “principles” of the police officers who handled the case
the absence of “justice for all” when the murderer was sentenced


Read stanza 3 from “Love Songs” and answer the question.

But all remembered beauty is no more
10 Than a vague prelude to the thought of you --
You are the rarest soul I ever knew,
Lover of beauty, knightliest and best;
My thoughts seek you as waves that seek the shore,
And when I think of you, I am at rest.

What is MOST LIKELY the intended impact of the underlined words?

to express the speaker’s alert response to change
to show the speaker’s content with her circumstances
to emphasize the speaker’s immobility in her situation
to offer the speaker’s speechless reaction to her bliss


Read line 13 from the poem “Love Songs” and answer the question.

My thoughts seek you as waves seek the shore.

In this line the speaker uses _____.

a simile to show the intense force of being drawn to love
symbolism to illustrate the immensity of memories
slant rhyme to imitate the sound of the ocean
allusion to heighten the imagery of the poem