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Week #5 Regents Review
Part I: Regents Review –
Directions: Read both poems and answer the multiple choice questions on the back. For each
question, underline the context clue(s) found in the appropriate passage that supports the chosen
answer. Be sure to write question number next to the underlined evidence.
Passage I: “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet
If ever two were one, then surely we.
If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;
If ever wife was happy in a man,
Compare with me, ye women, if you can.
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I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold
Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
My love is such that rivers cannot quench,
Nor ought° but love from thee, give recompense.°
Thy love is such I can no way repay,
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The heavens reward thee manifold,° I pray.
Then while we live, in love let’s so persevere°
That when we live no more, we may live ever.
Passage II: “Love is not all” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink
Nor slumber nor a roof against the rain;
Nor yet a floating spar to men that sink
And rise and sink and rise and sink again;
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Love can not fill the thickened lung with breath,
Nor clean the blood, nor set the fractured bone;
Yet many a man is making friends with death
Even as I speak, for lack of love alone.
It well may be that in a difficult hour,
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Pinned down by pain and moaning for release,
Or nagged by want past resolution’s power,
I might be driven to sell your love for peace,
Or trade the memory of this night for food.
It well may be. I do not think I would.
1. In “To My Dear and Loving Husband,” the speaker describes her love for her husband using
imagery relating to —
A wealth and nature
B
thirst and hunger
C water and air
D gold and diamonds
2. The speaker in Bradstreet’s poem states that her love for her husband is —
A less than her love of wealth and comfort
B
greater than her love for God
C less than the love other women feel for their husbands
D as strong, if not stronger, than any other woman’s love
3. Bradstreet’s poem ends with a paradox—an apparent contradiction that reveals a truth. Which of the
following items explains this paradox?
A People who are no longer alive on earth can be alive forever in heaven.
B
People who don’t love each other on earth will love each other in heaven.
C People should love each other while they’re alive because life is short.
D People who don’t love each other will not live forever.
4. In “Love is not all,” the speaker compares love to what it is not and what it cannot do. Which of
these points does the speaker make in lines 1–6?
A
Love cannot let you down.
B
Love cannot fill material needs or cure sickness.
C
Love is less important than friendship.
D
Love cannot last forever.
5. What paradox does the speaker in “Love is not all” point out in lines 1–8?
A
Love is painful yet it makes us happy.
B
Loving oneself is more important than loving other people.
C
Love cannot save lives yet people can die without it.
D
It is more important to love people than to heal them.
6. In Millay’s poem, which statement best describes the speaker’s attitude toward love?
A The speaker believes that love will not let a person down.
B
The speaker thinks peace is more important than love.
C The speaker thinks love fills an essential need.
D The speaker thinks love isn’t worth the trouble.
7. A major stylistic difference between the two poems is —
A Bradstreet’s poem rhymes and Millay’s poem does not
B
Millay uses more religious imagery than Bradstreet
C Millay’s language is more contemporary than Bradstreet’s
D only Bradstreet’s poem is addressed to a “you”
8. Which statement best describes the contrast in tone between the two poems?
A Bradstreet’s tone is spiritual, and Millay’s tone is playful.
B
Bradstreet’s tone is loving, and Millay’s tone is regretful.
C Bradstreet’s tone is pessimistic, and Millay’s tone is optimistic.
D Bradstreet’s tone is devoted, and Millay’s tone is spiteful.
9. Which of the following statements best expresses the shared theme of the two poems?
A
Love makes life easier to bear.
B
Love is always painful.
C Women love men more than men love women.
D
Love cures everything.
Part II: Argumentative Essay
Directions: Refer to last week’s review packet (Packet #4). Closely review each of the four texts
provided and write a source-based argument on the topic below. Please staple typed or
handwritten response to the back of this packet.
Topic: Should the United States bid to host a future Olympic Games?
Your Task: Carefully read each of the four texts provided. Then, using evidence from at least
three of the texts, write a well-developed argument regarding the United States bidding to host
future Olympic Games. Clearly establish your claim, distinguish your claim from alternate or
opposing claims, and use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence from at least three of the
texts to develop your argument. Do not simply summarize each text.
Guidelines:
Be sure to:
 Establish your claim regarding the United States bidding to host a future Olympic Games
 Distinguish your claim from alternate or opposing claims
 Use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence from at least three of the texts to develop
your argument
 Identify each source that you reference by text number and line number(s) or graphic (for
example: Text 1, line 4 or Text 2, graphic)
 Organize your ideas in a cohesive and coherent manner
 Maintain a formal style of writing
 Follow the conventions of standard written English
Texts:
Text 1 – Impact of the Games on Olympic Host Cities
Text 2 – When the Games Come to Town: Host Cities and the Local Impacts of the Olympics
Text 3 – 3 Reasons Why Hosting the Olympics Is a Loser’s Game
Text 4 – Factsheet: Legacies of the Games