Simplify responsibilities to enjoy every momentġ1. Utilize technology fully to save precious time Internalize principles of time managementĮxperience nature to remind us of our priorities How does Thoreau believe we can best improve our lifestyles? These questions refer to Selections from “Where I Lived and What I Lived For” from Walden by Henry David Thoreau.ġ0. Only those who have lived a long life can appreciate having lived at all.Įnduring through sorrows and joys builds an appreciation for life. The more you wish for that you don’t have, the less you will get out of life and living. People haven’t lived unless they have endured as many trials as she did. What does Lucinda Matlock mean by “It takes life to love Life” (line 21)?

Who is Lucinda Matlock addressing when she says “degenerate sons and daughters” (line 20)?ĩ. She regretted not spending time with familyĨ. What do the following lines suggest about Lucinda Matlock? “I spun, I wove, I kept the house, I nursed the sick,/ I made the garden, and for holiday/ Rambled over the fields where sang the larks” (lines 10-12) These questions refer to “Lucinda Matlock” from The Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters.ħ. Which of the following images described in the poem reminded Jones of music? What always seemed to prevent Jones from getting his plowing done?Ħ. Gray found meaning in life Jones found none.ĥ. Gray is regretful about life Jones is content. Gray sought shelter Jones sought adventure. Gray played the piano Jones played the fiddle. Which of the following best contrasts George Gray and Fiddler Jones?

They resented his fiddling because he was never home.Ĥ. His family completely supported Jones in his fiddling. They had no regrets because he had no regrets about life. They were poor because he fiddled instead of farmed. Contrast the view of Fiddler Jones we get in “The Hill” (lines 29-37) to his epitaph about himself in “Fiddler Jones.” While Jones is satisfied with how he spent his life, how might his wife and family have viewed his life? These questions refer to “Fiddler Jones” from The Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters.ģ.

What word best describes Bone’s attitude about the deceased people’s friends and relatives? These questions refer to “Richard Bone” from The Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters.ġ.

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