Ae Fond Kiss Quizzes

Ae Fond Kiss Quiz

1 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

ABAB

AAAB

AABBCCDD

ABCCDA
2 Which of the following lines contains an example of alliteration?

"Ae fond kiss, and then we sever"

"But to see her was to love her;"

"Thine be ilka joy and treasure,"

"Dark despair around benights me."
3 What metaphorical comparison does Burns use in the line "Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee"?

He compares his speaker's cries to a monetary payment

He compares the speaker's cries of pain to an interruption

He compares the speaker's angry utterances to war cries

He compare's the lover's voice to music
4 What does the speaker's lover appear to be named?

Nancy

Mary

Sarah

Adelaide
5 Which of the following words does NOT describe the poem's tone?

Furious

Regretful

Sad

Mournful
6 What is the poem's meter?

Dactylic pentameter

Trochaic tetrameter

Trochaic dimeter

Iambic pentameter
7 Which of the following lines contains caesura?

"But to see her was to love her;"

"Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest!"

"Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee."

"Never met—or never parted—"
8 Which dialect of English is used in this poem?

Australian English

Irish English

Scottish English

Indian English
9 Which moment of the poem can be considered its climax?

The lines where the speaker wishes his beloved well

The moment in which the speaker explains that anyone who saw his beloved also loved her

The speaker's request for a final kiss

The lines in which the speaker personifies fortune
10 The lines "But to see her was to love her; /Love but her, and love forever" contain which of the following?

Metaphor

Understatement

Simile

Hyperbole
11 How many lines are in each stanza of the poem?

12

8

4

2
12 Which traditional genre does this poem bear a resemblance to?

The aubade

The pastoral

The epic

The protest poem
13 What is the poem's implied setting?

France

America

England

Scotland
14 What part of the line "I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy" produces understatement?

Far from blaming himself, the speaker feels proud

"partial fancy" gives an impression of fleeting infatuation, not lasting love

The speaker will, in fact, blame himself later

There is no understatement in this line
15 What instructions does the speaker give his lover?

He tells her to live a happy and fulfilled life

He tells her to never forget him

He tells her to stay home and wait for him

He tells her to take good care of their children
16 What can we reasonably conclude, based on this poem, about how the lovers' story ends?

The two reunite the following night

The speaker continues to be more devoted to their relationship, leaving him dissatisfied

The two never see each other again

The two get married and grow old together
17 How many stanzas comprise "Ae Fond Kiss"?

3

2

4

5
18 Why does the speaker have to part from his lover?

She is moving to another city

She is dying

The poem does not give a reason

She has been unfaithful
19 Which of the following is true of this poem's line endings?

The lines are all end-stopped

The lines are a mix of enjambed and end-stopped

The lines are all enjambed

The lines are mostly enjambed
20 Which of the following is NOT a theme of "Ae Fond Kiss"?

Loneliness

Love

Altruism

Class
21 Which of the following does the poem's speaker personify?

His own sighs

His lover's eyes

The house where his lover lives

His final kiss
22 The poem's first four lines are repeated where in the poem?

At the end of the first stanza

As its closing lines

Each of the four lines becomes the first line of a later stanza

The lines are never repeated
23 Which best describes the poem's structure?

Unpredictable

Amorphous

Repetitive

Loose
24 Which of the following is a major conflict n the poem?

The correct course of action in a loveless marriage

The choice between commitment and freedom

The appeal of faithless lovers

The interrelatability of love and heartbreak
25 Which of the following lines contains inverted sentence structure?

"Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,"

"I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy,"

"Peace. enjoyment, love, and pleasure!"

"Ae fareweel, alas, forever!"

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