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A Dream Within a Dream By Edgar Allan PoeTake this kiss upon the brow!And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow1 — You are not wrong, who deem2That my days have been a dream;Yet if hope has flown awayIn a night, or in a day,In a vision, or in none,Is it therefore the less gone?All that we see or seemIs but a dream within a dream. I stand amid the roarOf a surf-tormented shore,And I hold within my handGrains of the golden sand —How few! yet how they creepThrough my fingers to the deep,While I weep — while I weep!O God! can I not graspThem with a tighter clasp?O God! can I not saveOne from the pitiless wave?Is all that we see or seemBut a dream within a dream? Footnotes:1. Avow (verb) to assert or confess openly2. Deem (verb) to judge or consider in a specific wayQuestion 11. The speaker parts from someone who believes the speaker's life has been lived like a dream.(1 point)ResponsesTrueTrueFalseFalseQuestion 22. In stanza 1, the speaker implies that what we see may not be real.(1 point)ResponsesTrueTrueFalseFalseQuestion 33. What is the speaker unable to keep?(1 point)Responsesthe grains of sandthe grains of sandthe sound of the oceanthe sound of the oceanthe wavesthe waveshis dreamshis dreamsQuestion 44. PART A: Which sentence best describes a theme of the poem?(1 point)ResponsesNothing in life is permanent.Nothing in life is permanent.Our loved ones usually leave us.Our loved ones usually leave us.We cannot slow the passage of time.We cannot slow the passage of time.It is important to hold on to your dreams.It is important to hold on to your dreams.Question 54. PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A?(1 point)Responses"And I hold within my hand / Grains of the golden sand" (Lines 14-15)"And I hold within my hand / Grains of the golden sand" (Lines 14-15)"O God! I cannot save / One from the pitiless wave" (Lines 21-22)"O God! I cannot save / One from the pitiless wave" (Lines 21-22)"Through my fingers to the deep, / While I weep — while I weep!" (Lines 17-18)"Through my fingers to the deep, / While I weep — while I weep!" (Lines 17-18)"Thus much let me avow — / You are not wrong, who deem" (Lines 3-4)"Thus much let me avow — / You are not wrong, who deem" (Lines 3-4)Question 65. PART A: What is the meaning of the word "vision" as used in line 8?(1 point)Responsesa spirita spirita dreama dreama beautiful persona beautiful personthe futurethe futureQuestion 75. PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A?(1 point)Responses"Yet if hope has flown away / In a night, or in a day" (Lines 6-7)"Yet if hope has flown away / In a night, or in a day" (Lines 6-7)"All that we see or seem / Is but a dream within a dream." (Lines 10-11)"All that we see or seem / Is but a dream within a dream." (Lines 10-11)"You are not wrong, who deem / That my days have been a dream" (Lines 4-5)"You are not wrong, who deem / That my days have been a dream" (Lines 4-5)"Is it therefore the less gone?" (Line 9)"Is it therefore the less gone?" (Line 9)Question 86. This is the answer, what would be the question?Student's Answer: In the first stanza, the speaker says goodbye to a loved one, and it seems that their goodbye stems from the narrator's lover criticizing how he lives his life: that his days seem to be like dreams. He asserts at the end of the first stanza that all "is but a dream within a dream" (Line 11). In the second stanza, the speaker stands at a beach, holding sand as it slips through his fingers. When he realizes he cannot hold on to the grains, he begins to question the assertion he made in the first stanza. He asks "Is all that we see or seem / But a dream within a dream?" in the final two lines. By questioning the same premise the speaker had established in the first stanza, Poe further emphasizes how unknowable and mysterious life is.(1 point)ResponsesHow does the division of the poem into two stanzas contribute to its meaning?How does the division of the poem into two stanzas contribute to its meaning?How does the tone shift from stanza 1 to stanza 2?How does the tone shift from stanza 1 to stanza 2?What is the central idea of stanza 1 and stanza 2?What is the central idea of stanza 1 and stanza 2?How does the author compare and contrast the first and second stanza?How does the author compare and contrast the first and second stanza?Question 97. Which type of poem is known for its 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme?(1 point)ResponsesLimerickLimerickFree VerseFree VerseHaikuHaikuSonnetSonnetQuestion 108. What is the primary characteristic of a haiku?(1 point)ResponsesIt consists of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable patternIt consists of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable patternIt tells a humorous storyIt tells a humorous storyIt has no set structureIt has no set structureIt has a rhyme scheme of ABABIt has a rhyme scheme of ABABQuestion 119. Which type of poem is typically written to praise or glorify a person, place, or thing?(1 point)ResponsesElegyElegyOdeOdeHaikuHaikuSonnetSonnetQuestion 1210. What is the poetic structure of the following poem?There was an Old Man with a beard,Who said, "It is just as I feared!Two Owls and a Hen,Four Larks and a Wren,Have all built their nests in my beard!"(1 point)ResponsesBalladBalladFree VerseFree VerseSonnetSonnetLimerickLimerickSkip to navigation

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Here are the answers to your questions based on the poem "A Dream Within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe:

Question 1

  1. The speaker parts from someone who believes the speaker's life has been lived like a dream.
    • Response: True

Question 2

  1. In stanza 1, the speaker implies that what we see may not be real.
    • Response: True

Question 3

  1. What is the speaker unable to keep?
    • Response: the grains of sand

Question 4

  1. PART A: Which sentence best describes a theme of the poem?

    • Response: Nothing in life is permanent.

  2. PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A?

    • Response: "O God! I cannot save / One from the pitiless wave" (Lines 21-22)

Question 5

  1. PART A: What is the meaning of the word "vision" as used in line 8?

    • Response: a dream

  2. PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A?

    • Response: "You are not wrong, who deem / That my days have been a dream" (Lines 4-5)

Question 6

  1. This is the answer, what would be the question?
    • Response: How does the division of the poem into two stanzas contribute to its meaning?

Question 7

  1. Which type of poem is known for its 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme?
    • Response: Sonnet

Question 8

  1. What is the primary characteristic of a haiku?
    • Response: It consists of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.

Question 9

  1. Which type of poem is typically written to praise or glorify a person, place, or thing?
    • Response: Ode

Question 10

  1. What is the poetic structure of the following poem?
  • Response: Limerick

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