1. In line 32, “frost bound the ground, hail fell on the earth,” how many relatively stressed / emphasized syllables are present?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. The narrator describes which of the following as his thinking part (l. 34)?
(a) Buttocks.
(b) Head.
(c) Heart.
(d) Belly.

3. In line 35, “the high seas, the tossing salt streams,” how many times is the alliteration iterated?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. The narrator remarks that “I heard nothing there but the noise of the sea” (l. 18). Relative stress / emphasis falls at the beginning of which words in the remark?
(a) I and nothing.
(b) I and sea.
(c) There and the.
(d) Heard and noise.

5. What does the narrator describe as urging his spirit onwards (l. 36)?
(a) His beloved's blessing.
(b) His soul's caress.
(c) His father's fury.
(d) His heart's desire.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator remarks that “That man does not know, / he whose lot is fairest on land, / how I, wretched with care, dwelt all winter / on the ice-cold sea in the paths of exile, / deprived of dear kinsmen, / hung with icicles of frost while hail flew in showers” (ll. 12-17). The sentence offers an example of which of the following?

2. The narrator notes suffering which of the following "in days of toil" (ll. 2-3)?

3. From which of the following does the narrator note the tern replies (l. 23)?

4. The narrator describes the screaming eagle as which of the following (ll. 24-25)?

5. In line 29, “proud and puffed up with wine, what I, weary,” offers an example of which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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