sea-fever
by john masefield

i must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
and all i ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
and the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
and a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.

i must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
and all i ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
and the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

i must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
to the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
and all i ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
and quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

1
select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
after reading the first stanza of the poem, simone predicts that it will continue a regular rhyme scheme. what can she conclude after reading?

her prediction?
a. both stanzas 2 and 3 confirm
b. neither stanzas 2 or 3 confirm
c. only stanza 2 confirms
d. only stanza 3 confirms

Read this excerpt from "french and english" by g. k. chesterton. which type of essay does it represent? it is obvious that there is a great deal of difference between being international and being cosmopolitan. all good men are international. nearly all bad men are cosmopolitan. if we are to be international we must be national. and it is largely because those who call themselves the friends of peace have not dwelt sufficiently on this distinction that they do not impress the bulk of any of the nations to which they belong. international peace means a peace between nations, not a peace after the destruction of nations, like the buddhist peace after the destruction of personality. the golden age of the good european is like the heaven of the christian: it is a place where people will love each other; not like the heaven of the hindu, a place where they will be each other. and in the case of national character this can be seen in a curious way. it will generally be found, i think, that the more a man really appreciates and admires the soul of another people the less he will attempt to imitate it; he will be conscious that there is something in it too deep and too unmanageable to imitate. the englishman who has a fancy for france will try to be french; the englishman who admires france will remain obstinately english. a. narrative essay b. reflective essay c. expository essay d. persuasive essay