Question

directions circle the word that correctly completes each sentence.

1. in the civil war, the northern and southern soldiers were ______, or enemies.

(mingle tippet foemen)

1. the dead on the battlefield of shiloh are mixed, or ______, together.

(parched cornice mingled)

1. the wounded are ______, or very thirsty, for water.

(parched mingled foemen)

1. death shows courtesy, or ______, to the poet.

(surmise tulle civility)

1. death shows no swiftness, or ______, in taking the poet to eternity.

(cornice tippet haste)

1. the poet wears a shoulder cape, or ______.

(tippet eternity cornice)

1. the poet begins to guess, or ______, where death’s horses are taking her.

(surmise civility heather)

1. a gravestone is the ______ or top piece, of the home in the ground.

(eternity civility cornice)

1. death’s horses take the poet toward ______, or endless life.

(cornice eternity haste)

1. the poet admits that she has never seen a ______, which is a high, but

poorly drained, wide area of open land.
(moor heather tulle)

Explanation:

1. "foemen" means enemies, matching the context of Civil War soldiers being enemies.
2. "mingled" means mixed, which fits the description of the dead being mixed together.
3. "parched" means very thirsty, so it matches the wounded being thirsty for water.
4. "civility" means courtesy, so it fits the context of Death showing courtesy.
5. "haste" means swiftness, so the negation fits Death not showing swiftness.
6. "tippet" is a shoulder cape, so it matches the poet's shoulder cape.
7. "surmise" means to guess, so it fits the poet guessing where she's being taken.
8. "cornice" can refer to a top piece, so it fits the gravestone as the top piece of the home in the ground.
9. "eternity" means endless life, so it matches the description of endless life.
10. "moor" is a high, poorly drained open land, so it fits the description.

Answer:

1. foemen
2. mingled
3. parched
4. civility
5. haste
6. tippet
7. surmise
8. cornice
9. eternity
10. moor