–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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