–51 REFER TO THE FOLLOWING POEM WRITTEN DURING THEENGLISH...

Questions 46–51

refer to the following poem written during the

English Renaissance. Read the poem carefully and then choose the

best answer for each question.

Easter Wings

Line

Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store,

Though foolishly he lost the same,

Decaying more and more,

Till he became

5

Most poor:

With thee

O let me rise

As larks, harmoniously,

And sing this day thy victories:

10

Then shall the fall further the flight in me.

My tender age in sorrow did begin.

And still with sickness and shame

Thou didst so punish sin,

That I became

Most thin.

15

Let me combine

And feel this day thy victory:

For, if I imp my wing on thine.

20

Affliction shall advance the fight in me.

—George Herbert

47.

Which of the following does not demon-

46.

What is the meaning of the word “imp” in

line 19?

strate that the physical shape of the poem

echoes its content?

(A)

Mimic

(A)

Line 1, suggesting the fullness of

(B)

Graft

(C)

Cure

Eden, is a full and abundant line.

(D) Improvise

(B)

As the fall of Adam and Eve is

48.

What is Herbert’s purpose in “Easter

51.

How do the title and shape of the poem

Wings”?

reinforce the meaning of the poem?

(A)

To make an admission of sin and to

(A)

Both suggest the church.

send a prayer for redemption

(B)

The wing-like shape is an emblem for

(B)

To authenticate the history of

its title, Easter being the time when

humanity’s spiritual journey

the spirit is reborn and able to fly to

(C)

To condemn poverty

God.

(C)

The hourglass shape of the poem is

(D) To sing a paean to Easter

an emblem for passing time, bringing

(E)

To chastise the Church of England

the speaker closer to heaven.

49.

What does the poet compare in the poem?

(D) The title and the shape reflect the

speaker’s hope for a guardian angel.

(A)

The speaker and the Lord

(E)

Both the title and shape suggest the

(B)

Wealth and decay

beauty of nature created by God.

(C)

Victory and flight

(D) The fall from grace in Eden and the

speaker’s spiritual state

(E)

The punishment of sin and sickness

50.

In what way is line 10 a paradox?

I.

The poet speaks of meagerness, but

the line is one of the longest in the

selection.

II.

The line suggests that one can fall

farther than the original fall.

III.

The speaker states that the Fall will

make him closer to God.

(A)

I only

(B)

II only

(C)

III only

(D) I and II

(E)

I and III

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