Question

Read the poem.

excerpt from "Afternoon in School – The Last Lesson"

by D.H. Lawrence


When will the bell ring, and end this weariness?

How long have they tugged the leash, and strained apart

My pack of unruly hounds: I cannot start

Them again on a quarry of knowledge they hate to hunt,

I can haul them and urge them no more.


Which statement best explains how hyperbole affects meaning in these lines from "Afternoon in School – The Last Lesson:"


a.The use of hyperbole expresses how spiteful and hateful the teacher is towards his students.


b. By emphasizing how tired he is, the poet develops the idea that teaching is the most difficult profession.


c.Hyperbole helps emphasize that it is impossible to get students to learn.


d.The poet compares his students to unruly hounds to illustrate the difficulties of teaching.

Answer 1

D The poet compares his students to unruly hounds to illustrate the difficulties of teaching.

Explanation: Took the 2.04 ELA test got 100%

Answer 2

d.The poet compares his students to unruly hounds to illustrate the difficulties of teaching.

Throughout the poem, the class is being compared to a pack of unruly hounds. The teacher is showing that he has been trying to teach the children but it is late and they are itching to get away. This is shown when they are described as tugging on the leash and straining apart. The speaker says that he cannot drive them on another hunt towards something they are not interested in. He is basically giving up on trying to get them to learn anything new.