1 When was the poem published? 1905 1892 1846 1848 2 Who is getting married in the poem? Summer and autumn May and December May and June January and February 3 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABBC ABAB ABCB ABBA 4 What type of stanzas does the poem have? Octaves Couplets Quatrains Sestets 5 What is the setting of the poem? A dark evening in a forest A beautiful summer day in nature A rainy day by a lake A lunar eclipse 6 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration? "To greet the general glow." "All vanished, like a vision vain," "Is on the surface seen!" "And I, of all the wedding guests," 7 Who wrote "As imperceptibly as Grief"? George Eliot Emily Dickinson Christina Rossetti Emily Brontë 8 What kind of plant is the speaker lying on a "couch" of? Daffodils Lilacs Heather Roses 9 Which of the following images does the speaker revisit during her interior monologue? Singing birds Gray rocks The rising sun A lake 10 How many stanzas are in the poem? Four Nine Eleven Eighteen 11 What is the genre of the poem? Elizabeth poetry Love sonnet Pastoral verse Victorian poetry 12 What were Brontë's sisters' names? Jane and Lydia Mary and Elizabeth Cordelia and Rosalind Anne and Charlotte 13 What novel was Brontë famous for writing? Villette Wuthering Heights Little Women Middlemarch 14 Who wrote "A Dirge"? William Wordsworth Anne Brontë Gerard Manley Hopkins Christina Rossetti 15 What season is portrayed in the poem? Spring Fall Winter Summer 16 Who talks to the speaker at the end of the poem? The birds June A celestial being May's father 17 What is the meaning of the word "brae" in the poem? A mountain peak A forest A steep bank A seaside jetty 18 How many voices does the poem have? One Three Six Two 19 What words best characterize the tone of the poem? Lyrical but melancholy Slow and dolorous Bright and hurried Cold but humorous 20 When does the climax of the poem occur? When May marries June When the sun sets When the celestial being talks to the speaker When the speaker has an internal discussion 21 What is the speaker unable to enjoy? The first snow of winter Swimming in the ocean A beautiful summer day Gardening in her backyard 22 How does the poem conclude? With the marriage of May and June With the beginning of autumn With the end of the day With the speaker seeing a celestial shine 23 Where was Brontë born? Manchester Liverpool Dorset Thorton 24 What is personified at the beginning of the poem? Flowers Trees A pile of rocks Birds 25 What is the speaker constantly doing? Looking for birds Writing poetry Imagining something has ended before it really has Thinking of winter
