The following text is from 19th century poet Juliana Horatia Ewing’s poem “Madrigal.”  A madrigal is a piece of music for singers.    Life is full of trouble,    Love is full of care,    Joy is like a bubble    Shining in the air,    For you cannot    Grasp it anywhere.    Love is not worth getting,    It doth fade so fast.    Life is not worth fretting    Which so soon is past;    And you cannot    Bid them longer last.    Yet for certain fellows    Life seems true and strong;    And with some, they tell us,    Love will linger long;    Thus they cannot    Understand my song.8 Mark For Review8Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?A) The first stanza describes a point of view that the other stanzas contradict.B) The third stanza shows the ultimate effect of the view described by the earlier stanzas.C) The first two stanzas provide a perspective that the final stanza claims is not held by everyone.D) The third stanza is a more serious treatment of the perspective suggested by the earlier, more lighthearted stanzas.

The poem is a retrospective that looks back at past events.        It is also an introspective lyric poem that examines one's inner, personal feelings.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

What does the poet mean when he says that happy man does notserve another's will?

Choose the poem that uses alliteration.Now silent, now singing and swaying and swinging,like blossoms that bend to the breezes or showers,Now wantonly winding, they flash, now they falter,and, lingering, languish in radiant choir.So mirrored in thy heart are all desires,Eternal longings, Youth's inheritance,All hopes that token immortality,All griefs whereto immortal grief aspires.

The poem begins with a peaceful depiction of summer idleness but ends with a reflection on the presence of cruelty and suffering in the world. This contrast between the tranquillity of nature and the harshness of human behaviour creates a sense of irony, highlighting the complexities of life.

Read the following stanza from "Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now," by A. E. Housman.Now, of my threescore years and ten,Twenty will not come again,And take from seventy springs a score,It only leaves me fifty more.What tone does the poet create through his word choice in this stanza?A.JoyfulB.ComfortingC.UnkindD.Reflective