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kathos-waith tagore
over the green and yellow rice fields sweep the shadows of the autumn clouds followed by the swift - chasing sun.
the bees forget to sip their honey; drunken with light they foolishly hover and hum
the ducks in the islands of the river clamor in joy for mere nothing
let none go back home, brothers, this morning, let none go to work.
let us take the blue sky by storm and plunder space as we run.
laughter floats in the air like foam on the flood.
brothers, let us squander our morning in futile songs.

(option: glean harvests on the dangers of love.)

18 multiple choice 3 points
which phrase most clearly expresses the speaker’s desire to be carefree?
○ “over the green and yellow rice fields sweep the shadows of the autumn clouds followed by the swift - chasing sun.”
○ “the bees forget to sip their honey.”
○ “they foolishly hover and hum.”
○ “let us squander our morning in futile songs.”

19 multiple choice 3 points
which feature of a lyrical poem does the repetition of the word “let” best illustrate?
○ the musical quality
○ the single speaker
○ the speaker’s emotions
○ the long length

20 multiple choice 3 points
what are the effects of the imagery used in the poem in the following lines?
the bees forget to sip their honey, drunken with light they foolishly hover and hum.
laughter floats in the air like foam on the flood.
○ the reader can visualize the color of the honeycombs.
○ the reader can imagine the sounds of the bees and laughter.
○ the reader can visualize the people who are laughing.
○ the reader can imagine what the river looks like when it floods.

Explanation:

Question 18 (Multiple Choice)

To determine the phrase showing the speaker’s desire to be unshaken, we analyze each option:

• Option 1 describes a scene, not a desire for steadiness.
• Option 2 is about the team forgetting home, not unshaken resolve.
• Option 3 describes an action of howling, not steadiness.
• Option 4: “Let us unshaken our morning in battle songs” implies a resolve to remain steadfast (unshaken) while engaging in battle - related activities, showing the desire to be unshaken.

In a lyrical poem, the repetition of “let” is analyzed:

• “Musical quality” relates to rhythm, rhyme, etc., not repetition of “let”.
• “Single speaker” is about who is speaking, not the word “let” repetition.
• “Speaker’s emotions” can be conveyed through repetition. The repeated use of “let” (e.g., “Let some go back home... Let us go to work... Let us take the blue sky... Let us unshaken...”) emphasizes the speaker's urging, calls to action, and thus their emotions (enthusiasm, determination to act).
• “Long length” is about the poem's length, not the word “let”.

For the imagery in “The team forget to sip their honey... Laughter floats in the air like foam on the flood”:

• Option 1: “Visualize the color of beewax” is not related to the imagery here (honey - sipping, laughter, foam).
• Option 2: The imagery uses sound - related words? No, “sipping”, “laughter”, “foam” are more about sight? Wait, “laughter” can be heard, but the imagery of “foam on the flood” is visual. Wait, re - evaluating: “The team forget to sip their honey” (action, maybe aural if we think of sipping sound, but “laughter floats” (sound - related imagery) and “foam on the flood” (visual). But the option “The reader can imagine the sounds of the bees and laughter” is about sound imagery. “Sip their honey” can have a sipping sound, “laughter” is a sound, so this option is correct as the imagery (sipping, laughter, foam - but foam is visual, but the main sound - related parts are sipping and laughter) allows imagining the sounds of bees (from sipping honey) and laughter.
• Option 3: “Visualize the people who are laughing” is not the main effect of this imagery (it's more about the actions and the floating laughter/foam, not the people's appearance).
• Option 4: “Imagine what the river looks like when it floods” is only about the foam - river part, not the whole imagery of the team and laughter.

Answer:

D. "let us unshaken our morning in battle songs."

Question 19 (Multiple Choice)