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1 pt Chapter: 6 Standard: RC, A 5.b DOK: 2

Part A

"The Sea Gypsy" by Richard Hovey

I am fevered with the sunset, I am fretful with the bay, For the wander-thirst is on me And my soul is in Cathay.

5 There’s a schooner in the offing, With her topsails shot with fire, And my heart has gone aboard her For the Islands of Desire.

I must forth again tomorrow! 10 With the sunset I must be Hull down on the trail of rapture In the wonder of the sea.

1. How does the narrator in this poem feel about the sea?

He is in awe of the sea’s destructive power.

He adores seeing the seasons change the sea.

He is perplexed by how ships remain afloat.

He loves wandering to distant lands by sea.

1 pt Chapter: 6 Standard: CR, A 5.c DOK: 3

What theme in American literature can this poem best be said to express?

the inventiveness of Americans in making traveling devices for air and sea

the hope of Americans to go to new places and discover faraway locations

the desire of Americans to colonize other parts of the world as territories

the determination of Americans to have the best ships available anywhere

1 pt Chapter: 5 Standard: CR, A 3.d DOK: 3

In addition to the theme above, this poem can also serve as a metaphor for

someone being happy only when he is on the land.

not being satisfied and thinking another place will bring happiness.

being homesick and wanting to return home as quickly as possible.

sunset being a time of transition and new beginnings.

1 pt Chapter: 5 Standard: CR, A 3.d DOK: 1

In each verse, the poet uses a part to represent a whole, including "my soul is in Cathay," "my heart has gone aboard her," and "I must be / Hull down…" These are examples of

allusion.

asyndeton.

simile.

metonymy.

1 pt Chapter: 5 Standard: RC, A 3.a DOK: 1

This passage is an example of what type of poem?

lyric

narrative

epic

haiku

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