Critical Thinking Questions: Poem: The Patriot

Type I

Q1: In the poem, the subject's experience a year ago was characterised by:

1. Feeling overwhelmed and anxious
2. Being celebrated with roses and myrtle
3. Feeling isolated and ignored
4. Experiencing a quiet, ordinary day

(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 2
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4 

Q2: The house-roofs and church-spires in the poem symbolise:

1. Stability and permanence
2. Chaos and disorientation
3. Joy and celebration
4. Decay and neglect

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4 

Q3: The subject's statement, "Had I said, 'Good folk, mere noise repels,'" implies:

1. A desire for peace and quiet
2. Disdain for the crowd's behavior
3. A wish for more recognition
4. Regret over past actions

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4 

Q4: The "palsied few at the windows set" in the poem represent:

1. The subject's loyal supporters
2. Indifferent bystanders
3. The weakened state of society
4. The subject's adversaries

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4 

Q5: The "rope" that cuts the subject's wrists symbolises:

1. Restriction and imprisonment
2. The consequences of actions
3. Protection and safety
4. Escape from responsibilities

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4 

Q6: The subject's contemplation of "my year's misdeeds" indicates:

1. A sense of guilt and remorse
2. Confusion about past actions
3. Defiance against accusations
4. Indifference to societal norms

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4 

Q7: The phrase "Thus I entered, and thus I go" suggests:

1. A cyclical nature of life
2. Resignation to fate
3. A desire for redemption
4. Joy in suffering

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4 

Q8: The concept of "triumphs" in the poem is associated with:

1. Personal achievement and success
2. Public recognition and glory
3. Irony and downfall
4. Spiritual enlightenment

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4 

Q9: The poem's reference to God at the end implies:

1. Seeking divine forgiveness
2. Resignation to divine judgment
3. Questioning religious beliefs
4. Believing in punishment from God

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) Only 4 

Q10: The overall theme of the poem, "The Patriot" by Robert Browning can be interpreted as:

1. The transient nature of fame and glory
2. The inevitability of change
3. The consequences of one's actions
4. The search for meaning in suffering

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4 

Type II

Q11: Identify the line that uses the same literary device as "The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway":

(a) "And I think, by the feel, my forehead bleeds,"
(b) "For the best of the sight is, all allow."
(c) "A rope cuts both my wrists behind;"
(d) "The air broke into a mist with bells," 

Q12: Identify the line that uses the same literary device as "With myrtle mixed in my path like mad":
(a) "In triumphs, people have dropped down dead."
(b) "There's nobody on the house-tops now---"
(c) "I go in the rain, and, more than needs,"
(d) "But give me your sun from yonder skies!" 

Q13: Identify the line that uses the same literary device as "The church-spires flamed, such flags they had":
(a) "Alack, it was I who leaped at the sun"
(b) "A year ago on this very day."
(c) "The old walls rocked with the crowd and cries."
(d) "And you see my harvest, what I reap" 

Q14: Identify the line that uses the same literary device as "Thus I entered, and thus I go!":
(a) "For the best of the sight is, all allow,"
(b) "I go in the rain, and, more than needs,"
(c) "It was roses, roses, all the way,"
(d) "And I think, by the feel, my forehead bleeds," 

Q15: Identify the line that uses the same literary device as "Paid by the world, what dost thou owe":
(a) "A year ago on this very day."
(b) "There's nobody on the house-tops now---"
(c) "But give me your sun from yonder skies!"
(d) "They had answered, "And afterward, what else?""