All the Sad Young Men

Question

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

He and I first met in the late summer of 1917 when he was just out of Yale, and, like the rest of us, was swept up into the systematized hysteria of the war. In the blue-green uniform of the naval aviation he came down to Pensacola, where the hotel orchestras played "I'm sorry, dear," and we young officers danced with the girls.

From "The Rich Boy" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Question
Use the paragraph from the story All the Sad Young Men by F. Scott Fitzgerald to answer the question.

Which statement describes the point of view the author establishes in the paragraph?

(1 point)
Responses

The narrator is neutral.
The narrator is neutral.

The narrator is all-knowing.
The narrator is all-knowing.

The narrator tells the story through the perspective of someone outside of the story.
The narrator tells the story through the perspective of someone outside of the story.

The narrator tells the story through the perspective of only one person in the story.
The narrator tells the story through the perspective of only one person in the story.

Which way of ending a story would most likely create a surprise for the reader?(1 point)
Responses

Ending by resolving all loose ends.
Ending by resolving all loose ends.

Ending by revealing the deepest secret of one character.
Ending by revealing the deepest secret of one character.

Ending with dialogue between characters.
Ending with dialogue between characters.

Ending with a description of the story’s time and place.

What might an epiphany provide to a narrative’s conclusion?(1 point)
Responses

It can add strength and reinforce the story’s theme.
It can add strength and reinforce the story’s theme.

It can show how the story is similar to others by the same author.
It can show how the story is similar to others by the same author.

It can make connections between various plot elements.
It can make connections between various plot elements.

It can create a new external conflict that has to be solved.

A Sunset of the City
by Gwendolyn Brooks

Tin intimations of a quiet core to be my

Desert and my dear relief

Reprinted By Consent of Brooks Permissions

Question
Use the lines to answer the question.

What poetic elements does the poet mainly use in these lines? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

internal rhyme
internal rhyme

rhyme scheme
rhyme scheme

caesura
caesura

enjambment
enjambment

alliteration

The Skater of Ghost Lake
by William Rose Benet

Ghost Lake’s a dark lake, a deep lake and cold:

Ice black as ebony, frostily scrolled;

Far in its shadows a faint sound whirs;

Steep stand the sentineled deep, dark firs.

A brisk sound, a swift sound, a ring-tinkle-ring;

Flit-flit,--a shadow with a stoop and a swing,

Flies from the shadow through the crackling cold.

Ghost Lake’s a deep lake, a dark lake and old!

"The Skater of Ghost Lake", by William Rose Benét

Question
Use the stanzas to answer the question.

Which answer choice correctly explains how the poet’s diction affects the meaning of these stanzas?

(1 point)
Responses

The emphasis on the age of the lake and the description of the dark, steep fir trees shows that the lake is a place of historical importance.
The emphasis on the age of the lake and the description of the dark, steep fir trees shows that the lake is a place of historical importance.

The focus on how old the lake is conveys a sense of mystery and wisdom.
The focus on how old the lake is conveys a sense of mystery and wisdom.

The emphasis on the darkness of the lake and the presence of a mysterious shadow make the lake seem dangerous.
The emphasis on the darkness of the lake and the presence of a mysterious shadow make the lake seem dangerous.

The description of the cold, frozen lake establishes the setting of the poem.
The description of the cold, frozen lake establishes the setting of the poem.

Answer 1

Here are the responses to your questions based on the provided text excerpts:

1. Which statement describes the point of view the author establishes in the paragraph?

   • Correct Response: The narrator tells the story through the perspective of someone outside of the story.

2. Which way of ending a story would most likely create a surprise for the reader?

   • Correct Response: Ending by revealing the deepest secret of one character.

3. What might an epiphany provide to a narrative’s conclusion?

   • Correct Response: It can add strength and reinforce the story’s theme.

4. What poetic elements does the poet mainly use in these lines? Select the two correct answers.

   • Correct Responses:
     • internal rhyme
     • alliteration

5. Which answer choice correctly explains how the poet’s diction affects the meaning of these stanzas?

   • Correct Response: The emphasis on the darkness of the lake and the presence of a mysterious shadow make the lake seem dangerous.

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