Read the poem by Edgar Allen Poe before answering the following questions. Question 1PART A: Which sentence best describes a theme of the poem? (1 point)ResponsesNothing in life is permanent. Nothing in life is permanent. 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. Our loved ones usually leave us. Our loved ones usually leave us. Question 2PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A? (1 point)Responses"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) "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) "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 3PART A: What is the meaning of the word "vision" as used in line 8? (1 point)Responsesthe future the future a dream a dream a spirit a spirit a beautiful person a beautiful person Question 4PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A? (1 point)Responses"Is it therefore the less gone?" (Line 9) "Is it therefore the less gone?" (Line 9) "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)

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Read the poem by Edgar Allen Poe before answering the following questions. Question 1PART A: Which sentence best describes a theme of the poem? (1 point)ResponsesNothing in life is permanent. Nothing in life is permanent. 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. Our loved ones usually leave us. Our loved ones usually leave us. Question 2PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A? (1 point)Responses"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) "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) "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 3PART A: What is the meaning of the word "vision" as used in line 8? (1 point)Responsesthe future the future a dream a dream a spirit a spirit a beautiful person a beautiful person Question 4PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A? (1 point)Responses"Is it therefore the less gone?" (Line 9) "Is it therefore the less gone?" (Line 9) "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)

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Sure, I can help analyze the poem by Edgar Allan Poe. Based on what you provided and Poe's general themes, here are the answers to your questions:

Question 1 PART A: Which sentence best describes a theme of the poem?
Response: Nothing in life is permanent.

Question 2 PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A?
Response: "Through my fingers to the deep, / While I weep — while I weep!" (Lines 17-18)
This line reflects the idea of loss and the inevitability of time passing, emphasizing the theme of impermanence.

Question 3 PART A: What is the meaning of the word "vision" as used in line 8?
Response: a dream

Question 4 PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A?
Response: "All that we see or seem / Is but a dream within a dream." (Lines 10-11)
This line directly addresses the concept of reality being akin to a dream, supporting the interpretation of "vision" as a dream.

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