MIDTERM EXAMINATION

In line 38, the cause of the aunt’s death is described in language most similar to that used by the speaker to describe (A) cats (B) birds (C) moths (D) the whippoorwill (E) the grandfather 51. In the poem as a whole, the speaker views nature as being essentially (A) inspiring (B) comforting (C) unfathomable (D) vicious (E) benign 52. ................
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