Gradatim

=The following are lines are excerpted from the poem "Gradatim" by  Josiah Gilbert Holland = = = 1. Heaven is not reached at a single bound; 2. But we build the ladder by which we rise 3. From the lowly earth to the vaulted skies, 4. And we mount to its summit, round by round.

5. I count this thing to be grandly true: 6. That a noble deed is a step towards God,— 7. Lifting the soul from the common clod 8. To a purer air and a broader view.

9. We rise by the things that are under feet; 10. By what we have mastered of good and gain; 11. By the pride deposed and the passion slain, 12. And the vanquished ills that we hourly meet.  1. “For we build the ladder by which we rise” is an example of a. Simile b. Hyperbole c. Metaphor d. Allusion  2. In line 10, “good and gain” is an example of a. Onomatopoeia b. Assonance c. Alliteration d. Personification  3. The rhyme scheme in the poem is a. AABB b. ABAB c. ABBA d. AAAB  4. The purpose of the poem is to a. Warn the reader b. Give advice to the reader c. Scare the reader d. Make the reader sad 5. Explain the meaning of the poem. Use two examples from the poem to support your answer.