Ae Fond Kiss Quizzes

Ae Fond Kiss Quiz

1 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

ABCCDA

ABAB

AAAB

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

"Dark despair around benights me."

"Thine be ilka joy and treasure,"

"Ae fond kiss, and then we sever"

"But to see her was to love her;"
3 What metaphorical comparison does Burns use in the line "Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee"?

He compare's the lover's voice to music

He compares the speaker's angry utterances to war cries

He compares his speaker's cries to a monetary payment

He compares the speaker's cries of pain to an interruption
4 What does the speaker's lover appear to be named?

Nancy

Mary

Adelaide

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

Sad

Furious

Regretful

Mournful
6 What is the poem's meter?

Iambic pentameter

Dactylic pentameter

Trochaic dimeter

Trochaic tetrameter
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

Indian English

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

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

The lines where the speaker wishes his beloved well
10 The lines "But to see her was to love her; /Love but her, and love forever" contain which of the following?

Understatement

Simile

Hyperbole

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

4

12

8

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

The protest poem

The aubade

The pastoral

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

England

France

Scotland

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

The speaker will, in fact, blame himself later

There is no understatement in this line

Far from blaming himself, the speaker feels proud

"partial fancy" gives an impression of fleeting infatuation, not lasting love
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 stay home and wait for him

He tells her to never forget him
16 What can we reasonably conclude, based on this poem, about how the lovers' story ends?

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

The two never see each other again

The two reunite the following night

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

2

3

4

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

The poem does not give a reason

She is moving to another city

She has been unfaithful

She is dying
19 Which of the following is true of this poem's line endings?

The lines are all enjambed

The lines are all end-stopped

The lines are a mix of enjambed and end-stopped

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

Love

Class

Loneliness

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

The house where his lover lives

His own sighs

His final kiss

His lover's eyes
22 The poem's first four lines are repeated where in the poem?

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

At the end of the first stanza

As its closing lines

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

Loose

Repetitive

Unpredictable

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

The choice between commitment and freedom

The correct course of action in a loveless marriage

The interrelatability of love and heartbreak

The appeal of faithless lovers
25 Which of the following lines contains inverted sentence structure?

"Ae fareweel, alas, forever!"

"Peace. enjoyment, love, and pleasure!"

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

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

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