17:07HideAnnotateMore“Ulysses” is an 1842 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. In the poem, Tennyson describes a king who proclaims his desire to travel once more, which he expresses to his companions, saying _____11Mark for ReviewABCWhich quotation from “Ulysses” most effectively illustrates the claim?A“Much have I seen and known; cities of men.”B“How dull it is to pause, to make an end.”C“Some work of noble note, may yet be done.”D“Come, my friends, ‘tis not too late to seek a newer world.”

Alfred Lord Tennyson used what type of meter in this line of his poem: "Theirs not to make reply"?Dactylic DimeterAnapestic TetrameterIambic PentameterTrochaic Tetrameter

…………………for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die.i. What was Ulysses’ purpose in life?

How does the traveller feel about his decision at the end of the poem ‘The Road NotTaken’?

Read the following poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and answer Questions 35 to 37The EagleHe clasps the crag with crooked hands;Close to the sun in lonely lands,Ringed with the azure world he stands.The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;He watches from his mountain walls,And like a thunderbolt he falls.35. Given the tone of the poem, and noting especially the last line, what is the eagle most likelydoing in the poem?A. Dying of old ageB. Hunting preyC. Learning joyfully to flyD. Keeping watch over a nest of young eagles36. To which of the following do the underlined words azure world most likely refer?A. ForestB. The skyC. The cliffD. Nature37. In the second stanza, first line, to which of the following does the verb crawls refer?A. WavesB. Sunlight on the waterC. The eagle’s preyD. The eagle itselfQuestion 38Read the following sentence and try to choose the best definition for the italicized word bysearching for context clues in the sentence.I had a vicarious thrill watching you on the diving board.A. SharedB. UnpleasantC. AdventurousD. EvilYear 8 – Reading Comprehension © James An College Page10Question 39Read the following paragraph to answer Questions 39 and 40.In prolonged space flight, besides the obvious hazards of meteors, rocky debris, and radiation,astronauts will have to deal with muscle atrophy brought on by weightlessness; therefore, when theyreturn to earth, they face a protracted period of weight training to rebuild their strength.39. What is the most likely meaning of the underlined word debris as it is used in thisparagraph?A. FragmentsB. DecayC. BacteriaD. Alien life40. The underlined word atrophy, most nearly meansA. PainB. WastingC. WeakeningD. Cramping

Achilles’ repetition of the words “This is not strange” emphasizes most strongly that his attitude toward Ulysses’ commentary isasarcastic bdismissivecconciliatory ddisrespectful