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Here are the requirements from the professor: The one essay exam is broadly phrased and allows you to choose any of the poems or stories you have read this term (excluding Heart of Darkness or Apocalypse Now) as the focus for the essay. It should be approximately 200 words. I expect a strong thesis supported by evidence from the texts and what you know about current events and today's society. I do not expect you to quote; however, you should still provide the kind of specifics expected in an intelligent, informed conversation. Here is the reading list for the term: Kipling’s “The White Man’s Burden” GW Williams “An Open Letter” Mark Twain: “King Leopold’s Soliloquy” Claude McKay: "Outcast” (p. 241) Langston Hughes "Theme for English B" Gwendolyn Brooks: "Song in the Front Yard" Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise" W.B. Yeats “Easter 1916” Yosano Akiko: I Beg You Brother: Do Not Die! Rupert Brooke: “The Soldier” Wilfred Owen: "Dulce et Decorum Est" T.S. Eliot: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” W.B. Yeats: “The Second Coming” Constantine Kavafy: "Days of 1908" W.H. Auden “September 1, 1939” I did all the questions in blocks, but this will aid you in knowing which questions refer to which texts. Heart of Darkness 1 -10 Apocalypse Now 11 -20 A Song in the Back Yard 26 - 28 Theme for English B 29 - 32 I Beg of You Brother, Please Do Not Die 33 - 36 Dulce et Decorum Est 37 - 40 The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock 41 - 51 Second Coming 52 - 56 September 1, 1939 57 - 60 Question 1 Identify the people on the Nellie. 1. A narrator, a company director, a lawyer, an accountant, and Marlow 2. A company director, Marlow, a Russian businessman, Kurtz’ fiancée 3. A helmsman, a Russian, Marlow and Willard Question 2 Name two unusual procedures at Marlow’s physical exam. 1. The doctor gives him a blood test, and asks if there is diabetes in his family 2. The doctor gives him a psyche exam and asks if he’s ever been institutionalized 3. The doctor measures Marlow’s head with calipers, and asks if there has been madness in his family. Question 3 Why does Marlow call some people on the boat “pilgrims”? 1. Because they carry staves and their “pilgrimage” is to obtain ivory. 2. Because they are religious and see Africa as the holy land. 3. Because they worship greed and Kurtz is figuratively their god. Question 4 Why does the book Marlow finds in the hut interest him? 1. Because it explains Kurtz’ thinking and actions. 2. Because it reflects a task planned and done well 3. Because it is a truthful record of the Europeans in Africa. Question 5 How does Marlow scare the natives during the fight? 1. Marlow blows the steam whistle and the natives fear the noise. 2. He pretends to be possessed by an evil spirit. 3. He fires a shot into the air, and they have never seen or heard guns before. Question 6 Why did Kurtz write a report? 1. Because he was instructed to chronicle his experience with the savages. 2. Because it kept him somewhat sane to keep a journal. 3. Because he wanted his fiancée to know the truth about his experience. Question 7 Why does the manager disapprove of Kurtz? 1. They are rivals for power, and the manager will do anything to get it. 2. He thinks that Kurtz should have been more disciplined in his treatment of natives. 3. He believes Kurtz has done more harm than good with his unsound methods. Question 8 Explain the irony of where they bury Kurtz. 1. His burial in a muddy hole means he is not revered in death as he was in life. 2. His burial in an ancient-style tomb means his methods were actually successful. 3. His military burial at sea suggests he had a career that he actually shunned. Question 9 What frightening sight does Marlow see outside Kurtz' house? 1. Dead bodies hanging from trees 2. Disembodied head on polls 3. Bloody children brandishing machetes Question 10 What lie does Marlow tell Kurtz’s fiancée? 1. He tells her Kurtz regretted his actions in the Congo. 2. He tells her Kurtz’s last words were her name. 3. He tells her Kurtz is still alive. Question 11 What war is being fought in Apocalypse Now? 1. The Vietnam War 2. The Korean War 3. The Cambodian Civil War Question 12 With what American sport are some of the men obsessed? 1. Basketball 2. Surfing 3. Volleyball Question 13 Where is Kurtz, and what has he done wrong, according to the U.S. Army? 1. He is in Cambodia and he has killed American intelligence officers. 2. He is in North Korea and has joined forces with the communists. 3. He is in Northern Vietnam and supports the regime was sent to overthrow. Question 14 Why is this assassination going to be difficult for Willard, by his own account? 1. Because Kurtz himself is a skillful assassin. 2. Because Kurtz is an American and a war hero. 3. Because Kurtz is an officer of higher rank, and a madman. Question 15 How does Willard spend most of his private time on his trip upriver? 1. Playing music and smoking marijuana. 2. Talking about women and life back home. 3. Reading and learning about Kurtz. Question 16 Which of the following best describes Captain Kilgore? 1. Confident, unquestioning, and commanding 2. Confident, brutal and a renegade 3. Commanding and cruel to his men Question 17 Why does Kilgore throw cards on the bodies of the corpses of people killed? 1. To show that they have been killed by Americans 2. So that their ranks can be identified 3. As an ironic gesture regarding fate and chance Question 18 How does Kilgore treat the surviving women and children? 1. Disdainfully 2. Compassionately 3. Perversely Question 19 When do we first see Willard descend into the “darkness” of his own soul? 1. When he shoots dead the tiger who is not even threatening them. 2. When he rapes the Playboy “Bunny.” 3. When he shoots dead the injured woman in the boat. Question 20 Why do we see the water buffalo sacrificed when Willard kills Kurtz? 1. It implies that Willard is now sacrificing his own innocence 2. It implies that Kurtz’ killing is also a sacrifice of sorts 3. It stands for the Korean people who are sacrificed to U.S. political aims. Question 21 To what is "Theme for English B" a direct response? 1. The history of black oppression in the Congo 2. An assignment given by his white, privileged professor 3. A grade Hughes received on his previous assignment Question 22 Why isn’t it so simple for him to just write the truth? 1. It’s a very complicated truth 2. It might not be something his professor wants to hear 3. His audience might not recognize his truth as truth because they have no experience of it. 4. All of the above Question 23 Who else speaks on his page, according to Hughes? 1. His mother 2. Harlem 3. His professor Question 24 Which of the following is a truth that Hughes identifies in the poem? 1. Being black doesn’t make him not like the things white people like 2. Being black sets him radically apart from whites 3. All things happen for the best Question 25 What is very American about his poem (page) according to Hughes? 1. It is a patriotic celebration of freedom 2. It will demonstrate that black and white lives are intertwined 3. It records in detail the history of black oppression Question 26 In Brook’s poem, how is the backyard different from the front yard? 1. It’s a safe haven, fenced off from a dangerous world. 2. It’s wild and overgrown with weeds. 3. It’s beautifully pastoral in an urban environment. Question 27 Who is the speaker in this poem? 1. A young boy who identifies with his neighbors. 2. A teenage girl who is already a prostitute 3. A young girl who has led a sheltered life. Question 28 With whom is the backyard associated? 1. Elderly people who sit in their chairs waiting to die. 2. Undisciplined and/or uncared for children and teens. 3. Youths who are ambitious and self-disciplined Question 29 When Angelou says “I” to whom is she referring? 1. The black race, and especially black women 2. Herself alone 3. Only black women Question 30 What is the speaker’s attitude toward oppression? 1. She is angry and about to turn violent 2. She is in denial 3. She is defiantly proud and positive Question 31 To whom is this poem addressed? 1. Other black people in America 2. White oppressors and bigots/racists 3. A lover Question 32 Why does she associate herself with diamonds and oil wells? 1. Because she is rich in hope and self-esteem 2. Because she values these signs of success 3. Because she is symbolically devaluing riches Question 33 In "I Beg of You Brother, Die" Why does the sister beg this? 1. He is the eldest child 2. He is the only son 3. Both of their parents are dead Question 34 To what kind of family does he belong? 1. Military 2. Political 3. Merchant Question 35 What is his sister’s attitude toward war? 1. There is no honor in it. 2. It’s should only be fought by common people. 3. It’s not actually the concern of ordinary people. Question 36 Who else would be heart-broken if her brother dies? 1. His mother 2. His wife 3. His son Question 37 Which of the following best describes the marching troops? 1. Fatigued, battle-worn and demoralized 2. Lame and blind but determined 3. Advancing and confident despite fatigue Question 38 In the second stanza, what happens to one of the soldiers? 1. He falls behind the other men and gets lost 2. He doesn’t get his helmet on in time 3. He kills himself rather than go on Question 39 What is the cause of the soldier's death? 1. Grenade 2. Friendly fire 3. poison gas Question 40 What, according to Owen, would we not do if we too had seen this horrible death? 1. Be able to sleep at night 2. Tell the old patriotic lie 3. Sing the national anthem with pride Question 41 Which of the following best describes Prufrock? 1. Self-doubting, self-conscious, literary 2. Indecisive, incisive, and socially adept 3. Insecure, well-read, womanizing Question 42 He compares the evening to a patient etherized upon a table.Ó Why? 1. This subjective description tells us a lot about him as a character 2. He sees it as sick and insensitive to pain 3. He imagines himself the ÒdoctorÓ who will make it healthy again Question 43 Which of the following best describes the streets Prufrock takes us through? 1. shabby, littered, and decadent 2. Reeking of sordid affairs and morning after guilt 3. Romantic in a gothic sort of way 4. only 1 and 2 5. only 2 and 3 Question 44 What does mean that he has "measured out [his] life with coffee spoons"? 1. His life is little, rigid, and repetitive 2. He is always caffeinated and on the go. 3. His life is tedious but luxurious Question 45 Why does he keep repeating: "There will be time"? 1. He wants to convince himself this is true 2. It's ironic because he's getting old and running out of time 3. Because he's religious and quoting the Bible for strength 4. Only 1 and 2 Question 46 In which of the following ways does Prufrock defeat himself? 1. He belittles his looks 2. He says he already knows what the outcome will be 3. He imagines the worst rather than best outcome 4. All of the above Question 47 Who are the women he mentions as "talking of Michelangelo"? 1. Prostitutes who pretend to be debutants 2. Drag queens in a cabaret 3. Refined, educated, wealthy and probably moral Question 48 What does he seem to want to do when he visits the ladies? 1. Talk about mortality and the grim truths of life b. Express his interest in one of them c. Talk about art and literature 2. Express his interest in one of them 3. Talk about art and literature Question 49 What is the difference between himself and Lazarus? 1. According to him, they are actually very much alike 2. He does not have faith in life after death 3. He feels like he has already risen from death Question 50 According to Prufrock, how does he compare to Hamlet? 1. They are both indecisive 2. They both have issues with women 3. He doesn't compare. He's not the hero of a tragedy. Question 51 Why, at the poem's end do we "wake and drown."? 1. Because we already too caught up in the mermaids' song 2. Because reality is too difficult to face and live. 3. Because life doesn't compare with our fantasies. Question 52 In Yeats' vision, what precipitates the second coming? 1. The four horsemen of the apocalypse 2. The rule of a horrible demagogue 3. A world that has spun out of control Question 53 Why is the tide "blood dimmed"? 1. Another World War 2. He doesn't say specifically 3. The birth of a terrible monster Question 54 Why does the "Spiritus Mundi" "trouble [the speaker's] sight"? 1. Because it is powerful, destructive, and unstoppable 2. Because it is heart-breaking in its piteousness 3. Because he is afraid of the reckoning at the second coming Question 55 Who is this "rough beast" and what is its purpose? 1. A monstrous sphinx who will not save, but destroy, the world 2. Jesus, who is now taking a different and more terrifying shape 3. Humanity itself Question 56 What historical event or events might have influenced Yeats' poem? 1. WWI 2. WWII 3. The Great Depression Question 57 What historical event or events might have influenced Auden's poem? 1. WWI 2. WWII 3. The Great Depression 4. All of the Above 5. Only 1 and 2 Question 58 What kind of view is the speaker taking of current events? 1. Historical/Political 2. Economic/Scientific 3. A bird's eye view Question 59 What simple truth does the speaker know? 1. Each language is full of vain excuses 2. Those to whom evil is done do evil in return 3. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. 4. All of the above Question 60 What is his comment on how we live our lives when he says, "The lights must never go out/ the music must always play"? 1. We must enjoy every minute while we can. 2. We do everything not to face ourselves and our reality. 3. He is alluding to Prufrock's visiting the women Question 61 For this essay, you can choose to focus on any of the poems or stories we have read (Excluding Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now). Question: How does the poem you have chosen speak to society today? All of these poems are over 50 years old. Do they still reverberate in regards to today's issues? Even if you are not a "News Junky" I am assuming you have some sense of current affairs. As a cautionary note, I do not expect you to use the poem or story just as a springboard to speak of current issues; rather, I want you to refer to specifics in the literary work and then relate them to current affairs. This essay should be roughly 200 words. 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Professors Name
Course Title
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Midterm Essay; Question 61: W.B. Yeats: The Second Coming
The Second Coming (Yeats) authored by William B. Yeats speaks about the
conceptualized perspectives of humanities demise. Through a process, that slowly reveals
humanities consequences, humankind head forward facing into the emptiness of nothing. The
poem speaks to today’s society by way of creating and developing methods of behavioral
conformity, cultivating relationships through differentiating acceptances and contributive to
formulating federal and state constitutional governances. The very term “The Second Coming”
needs no explanation; its significance solidifies cultural ties to a purposeful belief system that has
transcended generationally to be interpretative by its current political era meanings.
Poems, despite its interpretive difficulties, carry linguistic terminologies no longer used
in everyday communications unless one is well adverse in poetry. The poem The Second
Coming characterizes verbal parables that interpretatively connect with current social issues. A
primary example is that of humanities infatuations with the end of the world Although the poem
is over 50 years old, the purposeful significance of its originally initiating intentions continue to
reverberate through generational cultural by way of religious understandings of behavioral
expectations. However, the meaning of the poem titled “The Second Chance” circulates and
permeates cultural societies oceanographically, “gyre” as William B. Yeats explains (Yeats).

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Works Cited
Yeats, William Butler. The Second Coming. 8th April 2017. Web. 8th April 2017.


Here are the requirements from the professor:
The one essay exam is broadly phrased and allows you to choose any of the poems
or stories you have read this term (excluding Heart of Darkness or Apocalypse
Now) as the focus for the essay. It should be approximately 200 words. I expect a
strong thesis supported by evidence from the texts and what you know about
current events and today's society. I do not expect you to quote; however, you
should still provide the kind of specifics expected in an intelligent, informed
conversation.
Here is the reading list for the term:

Kipling’s “The White Man’s Burden”
GW Williams “An Open Letter”
Mark Twain: “King Leopold’s Soliloquy”
Claude McKay: "Outcast” (p. 241)
Langston Hughes "Theme for English B"
Gwendolyn Brooks: "Song in the Front Yard"
Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise"
W.B. Yeats “Easter 1916”
Yosano Akiko: I Beg You Brother: Do Not Die!
Rupert Brooke: “The Soldier”
Wilfred Owen: "Dulce et Decorum Est"
T.S. Eliot: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
W.B. Yeats: “The Second Coming”
Constantine Kavafy: "Days of 1908"
W.H. Auden “September 1, 1939”
I did all the questions in blocks, but this will aid you in knowing which
questions refer to which texts.
Heart of Darkness 1 -10
Apocalypse Now 11 -20
A Song in the Back Yard 26 - 28
Theme for English B 29 - 32
I Beg of You Brother, Please Do Not Die 33 - 36

Dulce et Decorum Est 37 - 40
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock 41 - 51
Second Coming 52 - 56
September 1, 1939 57 - 60

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