The narrator MOST LIKELY waits for the summer winds to blow becauseResponsesA her favorite time of year is the summer.her favorite time of year is the summer.B her town is at its best during the summer.her town is at its best during the summer.C she thinks the summer winds are delightful.she thinks the summer winds are delightful.D she wants to see if the carnival comes again.

Select the correct answer.What statement best summarizes the passage? A. The narrator and her husband argue about how the summer should be spent as he wants to have guests and she wants to be alone. B. The narrator contemplates having time to grow her soul by refusing to see anyone besides her husband or read any books for the summer. C. The narrator describes how she wants to explore nature and then compares herself to a bird that is both cheerful and quarrelsome. D. The narrator longs to spend the summer in solitude out in nature, and her husband thinks that she will be bored.

What is the main theme of the poem?A. Summer is the most pleasant time of year.B. Looking towards the future can bring us joy.C. Remembering the past brings us closer together.D. Nature is beautiful if we take the time to appreciate it.

Read this poem:Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of MayAnd summer's lease hath all too short a date:Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature's changing course untrimm'd;But thy eternal summer shall not fadeNor lose possession of that fair thou owest;Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shadeWhen in eternal lines to time thou growest;So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this;—and this gives life to thee.What type of poem is this?A.SestinaB.SonnetC.OdeD.HaikuSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this poem:Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of MayAnd summer's lease hath all too short a date:Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature's changing course untrimm'd;But thy eternal summer shall not fadeNor lose possession of that fair thou owest;Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shadeWhen in eternal lines to time thou growest;So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this;—and this gives life to thee.Where does the tone shift in the poem?A.The tone shifts in the second stanza.B.The tone shifts in the last line.C.The tone shifts in the third stanza.D.The tone shifts in the last two lines.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which words or phrases suggest a sense of relief from the heat of summer in stanza 1?