Barnacles1by Sidney LanierMy soul is sailing through the sea,But the Past is heavy and hindereth me.The Past hath crusted cumbrous shellsThat hold the flesh of cold sea-mells5 About my soul.The huge waves wash, the high waves roll,Each barnacle clingeth and worketh doleAnd hindereth me from sailing!Old Past, let go, and drop i' the sea10 Till fathomless waters cover thee!For I am living, but thou art dead;Thou drawest back, I strive aheadThe Day to find.Thy shells unbind! Night comes behind;15 I needs must hurry with the windAnd trim me best for sailing.________________________________________________1. small shellfish that attach themselves to ships and rocks10Select the correct answer.Which sentence best expresses a theme of “Barnacles”? A. The past can keep a person from making progress. B. Learning from past experiences is the only way to move forward. C. It is important to maintain one’s possessions in good condition. D. Moving against the tide can be difficult and lonely.

Which of the following stanzas is an example of a metaphor from Marianne Moore's "The Fish"?Opening and shutting itself like an injured fanThe barnacles which encrust the side of the waveOf the crow-blue mussel-shellsWade through black jade

The following text is adapted from Herman Melville's 1851 novel, Moby Dick; or The Whale. Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet—then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship. There is nothing surprising in this. If they but knew it, almost all men in some ________        , some  time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards the ocean with me.

Twice Told Tales: Footprints on the Sea-Shoreby Nathaniel Hawthorne     A greeting and a homage to the Sea! I descend over its margin, and dip my hand into the wave that meets me, and bathe my brow. That far-resounding roar is Ocean's voice of welcome. His salt breath brings a blessing along with it. Now let us pace together—the reader's fancy arm in arm with mine—this noble beach, which extends a mile or more from that craggy promontory to yonder rampart of broken rocks. In front, the sea; in the rear, a precipitous bank, the grassy verge of which is breaking away, year after year, and flings down its tufts of verdure upon the barrenness below. The beach itself is a broad space of sand, brown and sparkling, with hardly any pebbles intermixed. Near the water's edge there is a wet margin, which glistens brightly in the sunshine, and reflects objects like a mirror; and as we tread along the glistening border, a dry spot flashes around each footstep, but grows moist again, as we lift our feet. In some spots, the sand receives a complete impression of the sole, square toe and all; elsewhere it is of such marble firmness, that we must stamp heavily to leave a print even of the iron-shod heel.12Select the correct answer.Which detail from the passage could most likely be shown in a visual representation? A. His salt breath B. the reader’s fancy arm in arm with mine C. Ocean's voice of welcome D. a precipitous bank, the grassy verge

The sea is calm tonight.    The tide is full, the moon lies fair    Upon the straits; on the French coast the light    Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,5   Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.    Come to the window, sweet is the night-air!    Only, from the long line of spray    Where the sea meets the moon-blanched land,    Listen! you hear the grating roar10   Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,    At their return, up the high strand,    Begin, and cease, and then again begin,    With tremulous cadence slow, and bring    The eternal note of sadness in.2Select the correct answer.In the passage, what is the figurative meaning of the phrase “the waves”? A. circumstances B. destiny C. finances D. emotions

Read the passage from the Odyssey .Dear friends,more than one man, or two, should know those thingsCirce foresaw for us and shared with me,so let me tell her forecast; then we diewith our eyes open, if we are going to die,or know what death we battle if we can. Sirensweaving a haunting song over the seawe are to shun, she said, and their green shoreall sweet with clover; yet she urged that Ialone should listen to their song. Thereforeyou are to tie me up, tight as a splint,erect along the mast, lashed to the mast,and if I shout and beg to be untied,take more turns of the rope to muffle me.Who are the major characters in the passage?Circe and the Sirensthe sun and sea godsHelios and Perimedesthe sailors and friends