Ae Fond Kiss Quizzes

Ae Fond Kiss Quiz

1 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
ABCCDA

ABAB

AABBCCDD

AAAB
2 Which of the following lines contains an example of alliteration?
"But to see her was to love her;"

"Ae fond kiss, and then we sever"

"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 compare's the lover's voice to music

He compares the speaker's angry utterances to war cries
4 What does the speaker's lover appear to be named?
Nancy

Adelaide

Mary

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

Furious

Sad

Regretful
6 What is the poem's meter?
Dactylic pentameter

Iambic pentameter

Trochaic dimeter

Trochaic tetrameter
7 Which of the following lines contains caesura?
"Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee."

"But to see her was to love her;"

"Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest!"

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

Indian English

Irish English

Australian English
9 Which moment of the poem can be considered its climax?
The lines in which the speaker personifies fortune

The lines where the speaker wishes his beloved well

The speaker's request for a final kiss

The moment in which the speaker explains that anyone who saw his beloved also loved her
10 The lines "But to see her was to love her; /Love but her, and love forever" contain which of the following?
Simile

Hyperbole

Understatement

Metaphor
11 How many lines are in each stanza of the poem?
2

8

4

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

The aubade

The epic

The pastoral
13 What is the poem's implied setting?
Scotland

America

France

England
14 What part of the line "I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy" produces understatement?
There is no understatement in this line

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

Far from blaming himself, the speaker feels proud

The speaker will, in fact, blame himself later
15 What instructions does the speaker give his lover?
He tells her to live a happy and fulfilled life

He tells her to take good care of their children

He tells her to never forget him

He tells her to stay home and wait for him
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 get married and grow old together

The two never see each other again
17 How many stanzas comprise "Ae Fond Kiss"?
5

2

3

4
18 Why does the speaker have to part from his lover?
The poem does not give a reason

She is dying

She has been unfaithful

She is moving to another city
19 Which of the following is true of this poem's line endings?
The lines are mostly enjambed

The lines are all end-stopped

The lines are all enjambed

The lines are a mix of enjambed and end-stopped
20 Which of the following is NOT a theme of "Ae Fond Kiss"?
Altruism

Loneliness

Love

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?
As its closing lines

At the end of the first stanza

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

Loose

Repetitive
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 interrelatability of love and heartbreak

The appeal of faithless lovers
25 Which of the following lines contains inverted sentence structure?
"Peace. enjoyment, love, and pleasure!"

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

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

"Ae fareweel, alas, forever!"

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