1 What is the double meaning of “Daybreak in Alabama”? A new dawn as well as the end of an era A new dawn as well as a societal shift to a utopian society A shift from night to day as well as a shift from day to night A shift from night to day as well as a societal shift from division to unity 2 What type of verse is the poem written in? Free Verse Limerick Sonnet Acrostic 3 What is the tone of the poem? Optimistic, Hopeful Realistic, Somber Pessimistic, Cynical Blissfully ignorant 4 What dialect does the speaker use? Southern United States African American Vernacular English (AAVE) French Creole Midwestern 5 Which color appears the most in the poem? Yellow Blue Green Red 6 “Rising out of the ground like a swamp mist / And falling out of heaven like soft dew” are examples of … Similes Synecdoches Hyperboles Metaphors 7 Why is the word “tall” repeated in line 7 (“I’m gonna put some tall tall trees in it”)? To maintain the rhythm of the previous lines and emphasize the height of the trees To distinguish between two trees and emphasize their height For dramatic effect To distinguish the species of tree and maintain the rhythm of the previous lines 8 When was “Daybreak in Alabama” first published? In Hughes’s final volume of poetry in 1967 In the publication The Crisis in 1940 It was never formally published In the journal Unquote in 1940 9 What volume of poetry did Hughes also include “Daybreak in Alabama” in? In The Big Sea HIs final volume titled The Panther and the Lash It was never included in a volume of poetry His first collection titled The Weary Blues 10 What is the double meaning of “colored” in “Daybreak in Alabama”? It refers to the colorful nature of the composer’s music and the many colors in nature It refers to the race of the composer and the colorful nature of his compositions It refers to the race of the composer and to the tainted reputation of his work It refers to the colorful nature of the composer’s music and the tainted reputation of his work 11 Which of the following is a motif of the poem? Red Tears Angels Daffodils 12 Which of the five senses does the speaker not mention? Taste Smell Touch Sight 13 Which is a major them of the poem? Family Struggle Dissonance Unity 14 When did “Daybreak in Alabama” strike audiences most? The Forties, when the poem was published in the journal Unquote The Twenties, when The Weary Blues was published The Fifties, when the Alabama bus boycotts occurred The Sixties, when The Panther and the Lash was published 15 What is another word for mixing of the senses? Sensory Overload Overstimulation Synesthesia Synecdoche 16 What is red clay? A type of soil found in the Southern United States that is also known as ultisol A popular type of pavement used in most public spaces A type of material used to build houses in the Southern United States A type of dough that is popular in Southern US cuisine 17 What effect does repeating the first few lines of “Daybreak in Alabama” at the end of the poem have on its meaning? It offers an alternate interpretation of the concept of daybreak, allowing it to signify social change as well as dawn It highlight’s the speaker’s fear of nighttime It reiterates the speaker’s desire to compose songs about the natural beauty in Alabama It emphasizes the speaker’s admiration for dawn in Alabama 18 The word “purtiest” in the fourth line is a phonetic spelling in AAVE of what word? Perfumed Prettiest Pertaining Perfect 19 “And the scent of pine needles / And the smell of red clay after rain / And long red necks” is an example of… Assonance Alliteration Anaphora Acrostic verse 20 Which is a natural motif in the poem? Dust Swamps Dew Dusk 21 What genre is the poem “Daybreak in Alabama”? Lyric Ballad Epistle Ode 22 What type of imagery is most prominent in the poem? Celestial Natural Grotesque Surrealist 23 What point of view is the poem written in? Third Person Limited First person Second Person Third Person Omniscient 24 Who is the main character of the poem? The poppies The trees The speaker The dew 25 Which lines are the climax of the poem? “When I get to be a colored composer / I’m gonna write me some music about / Daybreak in Alabama” lines 1-3 “I’m gonna put tall trees in it / And the scent of pine needles” lines 7-8 “Of black and white black white black people… Touching everybody with kind fingers” lines 14-18 “In that dawn of music when I / Get to be a colored composer” lines 20-21
