The World Is Too Much With US Quiz
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Okay, guys, now that you've seen and heard our presentation, it's time to put your knowledge to the test. Best of luck!
- 1.Who are the gods mentioned in the poem?
- A.
Aphrodite and Hestia
- B.
Eros and Athena
- C.
Poseidon and Trition
- D.
Kronos and Dione
- 2.What is the meter of this poem?
- A.
Dactylic hexameter
- B.
Iambic pentameter
- C.
Dactylic pentameter
- D.
Iambic hexameter
- 3.
- A.
He feels that people are content with the way that they have been blissfully and ignorantly living their lives, which disappoints him.
- B.
He thinks that people have the potential to change their humdrum lives eventually, but is uncertain to put all of his faith in humankind.
- C.
He feels that people are not living their lives according to the ways of nature, and is disappointed by their lack of motivation to do so.
- D.
He believes that they are lazy asses after checking their grade in their government class.
- 4.
- A.
To incite ideas that would allow people to inspire a generation built upon supporting and being one with nature.
- B.
To let people know that the speaker has hope for a better future.
- C.
To convey the fear that humans have the potential to fall behind the grace, beauty, and effortlessness of nature.
- D.
To link the relationship that nature has with the eventual degradation of humankind.
- 5.Why does the speaker use different types of diction throughout the poem?
- A.
To highlight his desire for humans to be more focused on technology and improving themselves, instead of going out to nature.
- B.
To make AP Literature students across America annoyed and question their decision to take a class that had bees penetrating flowers and moons showing their bosoms to the moon.
- C.
To emphasize the speaker’s desire for a time when mankind was much more appreciative of nature and focused more on their surroundings than themselves.
- D.
To inspire people to develop themselves as a society and help other human beings grow.
- 6.The speaker addresses the _____, _____, and _______ as references to nature compared to mankind in the poem.
- 7.William Wordsworth believes that the world is obsessed with “_____ and _____” in our own world, instead of spending and appreciating the world outside of our own.
- 8.The poem takes place in the early 1800s during the _____ _____ _____, and their desire to be the first to develop new technology, create new jobs, and make money.
- 9.The primary symbol that the poem centralizes is the _____, which the speaker believes most people have taken for granted and given away.
- 10.“The World Is Too Much with Us” has comparisons and literary devices such as_____, _____, and ____.
- 11.What message is Wordsworth trying to get across? Please write your answer in at least four to five sentences.
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