AP LIT 2012 "Remembrance" Multiple Choice
Question 1
aftermath of a terrible loss
discipline required to address grief
power of time to alter grief
emotions experienced as grief abates
happiness that follows after grief has passed
Question 2
dramatize the power of thoughts to sustain romantic feelings in the speaker
indicate how loneliness causes the speaker to dwell on the past
ponder the current connection between the speaker and the loved one
communicate the speaker's ongoing devotion to a treasured childhood memory
compare the loved one to a bird that has departed for northern latitudes
Question 3
Only someone remarkably devoted can retain the memory of an absent loved one over time.
Only people who embrace a higher faith can successfully live with their grief.
Pain strengthens the soul so that the sufferer can move forward.
The bereaved must choose to forget the past in order to bear their losses.
People who dwell on the past are usually unable to move beyond their personal losses.
Question 4
sarcasm and self-mockery
rationalization and apology
exaggeration and deception
equivocation and defensiveness
moralizing and invective
Question 5
certainty that the loved one will forgive any transgressions
concern that an act of betrayal would be morally wrong
hope that the temptations of the world will not cause unfaithfulness
belief that no future love will supplant the former one
fear that the loved one is beyond caring about their relationship
Question 6
new love
rekindled hope
flash of awareness
second thought
spiritual awakening
Question 7
metaphor
repetition
synecdoche
consonance
parallelism
Question 8
mark
staunch
influence
examine
ascertain
Question 9
necessary but addictive
important but dangerous
unpleasant but unavoidable
painful but instructive
tempting but destructive
Question 10
Trained myself not to miss you
Taught myself to forgive you
Freed myself from suffering
Wished that I could help you
Prayed that I could be free of you
Question 11
visit to the loved one's grave
glimpse of the loved one's feelings
second chance at love
reunion in death
respite from fear
Question 12
"Despair" (line 22)
"passion" (line 25)
"soul" (line 26)
"wish" (line 27)
"tomb" (line 28)
Question 13
"dear life" (line 19)
"golden dreams" (line 21)
"useless passion" (line 25)
"burning wish" (line 27)
"rapturous pain" (line 30)
Question 14
The speaker, attempting to grow closer to a lost love, becomes even more distant from the loved one.
The speaker, in an act of remembering a childhood love, comes to an increasing awareness of mortality.
The speaker, in the act of mourning, is able to experience a newfound joy.
The speaker, worrying over forgetting a deceased lover, reveals the extent of that loved one's continuing memory.
The speaker, mourning the death of a loved one, begins to recognize the extent of an attraction to a present acquaintance.
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