Question

end of semester test: english 12b. drag each tile to the correct box. match the underlined word in each verse to its meaning in the context of the poem. the rhythm of a piece of poetry or music, a silly or foolish person, meaning, weight, or significance, reward, a small stream. \in which the burthen of the mystery, / in which the heavy and the weary weight of all this unintelligible world, / is lightened\ (from \tintern abbey\ by william wordsworth). \faint i, nor mourn nor murmur, other gifts / have followed; for such loss, i would believe, / abundant recompence\ (from \tintern abbey\ by william wordsworth). \hold off! unhand me, grey - beard loon!\ (from \the rime of the ancient mariner\ by samuel taylor coleridge).
or yet beside the rill, nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he.\ (from \elegy written in a country churchyard\ by thomas gray). \where was heard the mingled measure from the fountain and the caves\ (from \kubla khan\ by samuel taylor coleridge)

Explanation:

1. In "In which the burthen of the mystery, / In which the heavy and the weary weight Of all this unintelligible world, / Is lightened", "burthen" and "weight" suggest the idea of something with meaning, weight, or significance.
2. In "Faint I, nor mourn nor murmur, other gifts / Have followed; for such loss, I would believe, / Abundant recompence", "recompence" means reward.
3. In "Hold off! unhand me, grey - beard loon!", "loon" means a silly or foolish person.
4. In "nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he", "rill" means a small stream.
5. In "Where was heard the mingled measure From the fountain and the caves", "measure" refers to the rhythm of a piece of poetry or music.

Answer:

1. meaning, weight, or significance
2. reward
3. a silly or foolish person
4. a small stream
5. the rhythm of a piece of poetry or music