Question

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

Read the excerpt from "Thoughts on the Works of Providence" by Phillie Wheatley and complete the sentence that follows.

Arise, my soul, on wings enraptur'd, rise
To praise the monarch of the earth and skies,
Whose goddess and beneficence appear
As round its centre moves the rolling year,
Or when the morning glows with rosy charms,
Or the sun slumbers in the ocean's arms:
Of light divine be a rich portion lent
To guide my soul, and favour my intent.

The excerpt has the characteristics of a _____ poem, including its usage of _____ and its ____ style of language.

Blank Space #1 Choices:

A - neoclassical
B - medieval
C - modernist
D - Elizabethan

Blank Space #2 Choices:

A - rhyme schemes
B - heroic couplets
C - trochaic meter
D - ballad form

Blank Space #3 Choices:

A - understated
B - elevated
C - slang
D - informal

Answer 1

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

Read the excerpt from "Thoughts on the Works of Providence" by Phillie Wheatley and complete the sentence that follows.

Arise, my soul, on wings enraptur'd, rise

To praise the monarch of the earth and skies,

Whose goddess and beneficence appear

As round its centre moves the rolling year,

Or when the morning glows with rosy charms,

Or the sun slumbers in the ocean's arms:

Of light divine be a rich portion lent

To guide my soul, and favour my intent.

The excerpt has the characteristics of a medieval  poem, including its usage of  trochaic meter and its elevated  style of language.

Blank Space #1 Choices:

A - neoclassical

B - medieval

C - modernist

D - Elizabethan

Blank Space #2 Choices:

A - rhyme schemes

B - heroic couplets

C - trochaic meter

D - ballad form

Blank Space #3 Choices:

A - understated

B - elevated

C - slang

D - informal