EXTEND – Longing #647751 - Prove ed esercizi Zanichelli

STEP 5 Think further and prepare for your test: the role of lyric creation

Read the text which analyses the relationship between Arnold and his lyric creation. Decide if the statements are true or false. Then look at the prompts and write some extra reflections in your exercise book. You can use the final text as revision material for your test.

PROMPTS:
- Refer to STEP 3 and discuss how the circularity of Longing is linked to the speaker's isolation from the historical world.
- Refer to STEP 4 to further discuss the relationship between the lyric creation and the experience of dreaming.
- Reflect on the role that dreams have in your life: do they help you in difficult moments or do they stop you from living life fully?

A:

The passage suggests that Arnold both desired and resisted a connection with the secularised world.

B:

The author explains that Arnold's lyric poetry reflects a troubled relationship with the world, as it can only exist in isolation.

C:

The author explains that Arnold viewed his lyric poetry as something illusory, similar to a dream.

D:

According to the passage, Arnold's poetry shows that he was able to fully accept his lyric experience.

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Vero o falso

STEP 1 Read the poem and find out more about unfulfillment

Read the poem and decide if the statements are true or false.

A:

The speaker says that dreams can heal the pain he experienced during the day.

B:

The speaker's lover is presented as a real, physically present figure in his life.

C:

The speaker's lover has visited him many times in reality.

D:

The poem contrasts the emotional emptiness of the day with the richness of the night.

E:

The final repetition suggests a cycle that the speaker cannot escape.

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Vero o falso

STEP 2 Recognise the rhetorical devices

Look at the pictures to revise the definition of repetition and parallelism. Then read the poem again and decide if the following lines are examples of repetition or parallelism.

1 Come to me in my dreams ________
2 Come, as thou cam'st a thousand times […] / Or, as thou never cam'st in sooth ________
3 And part my hair, and kiss my brow, / And say—My love! ________
4 By day I shall be well again! ________

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Completamento chiuso

STEP 3 Focus on the structure

Complete the text on the structure of the poem with the words given.

The poem uses repetition and parallelism to express the speaker's feelings. The poem begins and ends with the same four lines, creating a ________ structure. This suggests that the speaker is ________ in a continuous cycle of hope and disappointment.
Arnold uses ________ to highlight the ________ between day and night. While the day is associated with pain and absence, the night brings ________, though it is not enough to ________ the speaker.

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Posizionamento

STEP 4 Recognise the poem's message

Read the statements and select the one that best sums up the poem's message.

A:

The poem describes a balanced relationship with day and night.

B:

The poem focuses on the speaker's dreams of distant places.

C:

The poem shows that dreams are a temporary escape from emotional pain.

D:

The poem shows that imagination is more powerful than reality and is the permanent solution to suffering.

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