1 In what year did McKay publish America? 1919 1921 1920 1922 2 How could we best describe the speaker's tone? Miserable Furious Ambivalent Dispassionate 3 What could we NOT safely infer about the speaker from the poem? He has lived in America He is well-read He is young He was born in America 4 What kind of sonnet is "America"? Petrarchan Spenserian Victorian Shakespearean 5 What animal does the speaker compare America to in line 2? Panther Dog Tiger Lion 6 What recurring image does the speaker use in lines 5-7? Wind Air Fire Water 7 Besides the traditional three quatrains and final couplet of the English sonnet, how else can we break the poem down? Into an octave and sestet Into four distinct thematic subsections Into two mirroring halves Into five complete sentences 8 What kind of rock does the speaker mention in his vision of America's demise at the end of the poem? Granite Marble Limestone Sandstone 9 What kind of political figurehead does the speaker compare America to? A king A president A queen An emperor 10 Which body part is not mentioned directly in the poem? Eye Throat Hand Tooth 11 What kind of hell does the speaker describe America as? A fiery hell A cultured hell A civilized hell A sinful hell 12 The phrase "through a glass, darkly" comes from which book of the King James Bible? Philippians 1 Corinthians Colossians 2 Corinthians 13 What does the speaker suggest will happen to America? It will thrive It will decline It will stagnate It will split in two 14 What sound is repeated in the poem's final line? "t" sound "s" sound "m" sound "a" sound 15 What is the first word of the poem? If Though Although Yet 16 What word in the poem gestures self-reflexively to the sonnet form itself? Room Lines Walls Granite 17 What is surprising about the speaker's response to America's vigor? It depletes him It arouses him It doesn't affect him It frustrates him 18 Who wrote the poem "Ozymandias"? Lord Byron P.B. Shelley Alfred, Lord Tennyson John Keats 19 What is the name for the feminine personification of America? Polonia Columbia Eternia Oceania 20 Which of the following five senses is absent from the poem? Taste Touch Hearing Sight 21 What does the speaker say "sweeps his being like a flood"? Her bigness Her grandeur Her vastness Her vigor 22 What does the speaker say America steals from him? His culture His youth His vigor His breath 23 How many similes are in the poem? 4 2 7 None 24 How does the speaker describe the hand of Time? Unwavering Unmerciful Unerring Unfailing 25 What word does the speaker NOT use to describe America's achievements? Invaluable Treasures Priceless Wonders
