11 Questions
What does the stanza 'Trust no future, howe’er pleasant Let the dead Past bury its dead!' suggest?
To be cautious about the future and leave the past behind
In William Norris' 'ZIP THE LIP', what does he advise you to observe with care to avoid slipping?
To observe confidentiality in your conversations
From which poem are the lines 'Oh’ Lift me as a wave a lead, a cloud! I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!' taken?
Ode to the West Wind
What figure of speech is used in the lines 'His bright eyes rolled, they never seemed to settle. And glittered like the flowers beneath a kettle'?
Simile
Of the different principles of effective teaching of reading, which is IMPROPERLY stated?
Effective teachers go out of structured classrooms to create community of readers
In the context of the given text, which language system primarily focuses on vocabulary?
Semantics
Which theory suggests that readers struggle with comprehension because they are overly focused on word identification?
Automaticity
Which of the following speeches is hailed as one of the greatest visions of American democracy by a U.S political leader?
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
Based on the information provided, if Dick’s father is John’s son, what is Dick's relation to John?
Brother
From the lines given in the text, what word can be inferred to represent the moral of the verse?
Feareth
Which figure of speech is employed in the excerpt 'SHE WAS PHANTOM OF DELIGHT' by William Wordsworth?
Metaphor
Study Notes
Poetry Analysis
- The stanza "Trust no future, howe’er pleasant Let the dead Past bury its dead!" suggests caution against relying on uncertain future prospects and instead letting go of past regrets.
Literary Devices
- The lines "Oh’ Lift me as a wave a lead, a cloud!I fall upon the thorns of life!I bleed!" are taken from an unspecified poem.
- The figure of speech used in the lines "His bright eyes rolled, they never seemed to settle.And glittered like the flowers beneath a kettle" is a simile.
Teaching and Language
- One of the principles of effective teaching of reading is improperly stated as an option.
- The language system that primarily focuses on vocabulary is lexicon.
Reading Comprehension
- The theory that suggests readers struggle with comprehension because they are overly focused on word identification is unknown.
History and Politics
- The speech hailed as one of the greatest visions of American democracy is unknown.
Relationships and Family
- If Dick's father is John's son, then Dick is John's grandson.
Moral Lessons
- The word that can be inferred to represent the moral of the verse is unknown.
Literary Devices (continued)
- The figure of speech employed in the excerpt "SHE WAS PHANTOM OF DELIGHT" by William Wordsworth is personification.
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