Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Summer

Spring

Fall

Winter
2 What constellation do the speaker and her partner notice?
Hydra

Ursa Major

Centaurus

Orion
3 What does the speaker say her mouth is full of?
stars

dust

ash

sea
4 What makes the sound of "thunder" in the poem?
the bending trees

the speaker's voice

the supernova

rolling trash cans
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"
these vulnerable

unremarkable

unspectacular

these terrified
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"
our skyline

my birthright

the rising

what's forgotten
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"
the needs of those around us

the names of these trees

some new constellations

more about Kentucky
8 Which of the following does the speaker NOT say she wants to lean towards/into?
how we were born

the spotlight of streetlight

our synapses and flesh

what's larger in us
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?
the rising tides

the arrows we make

the dust of stars

winter's icy hand
10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem?
blissful to frightened

confined to inspiring

betrayed to angry

mournful to relaxed
11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for?
recognition and prestige

better homes

the safety of others and earth

equal representation
12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world?
loving

fearless

defiant

selfish
13 What type of sentence dominates the second half of the poem?
Persuasive

Declarative

Exclamatory

Interrogative
14 What poetic technique does Limón use very rarely at the beginning of the poem, and more towards the end?
Enjambment

Personification

Visual imagery

Rhyme
15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to?
dogs

horses

spiders

raccoons
16 Which of the following causes does the speaker seem to advocate for in the poem?
Gun control

Education reform

Religious freedom

Environmental justice
17 Which of the following boundaries is Ada Limón NOT exploring prominently in this poem?
The mundane and the transcendent

The domestic and the outside world

The mechanical and the organic

The terrestrial and the celestial
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?
None

15

1

28
19 What is this poem's meter?
Trochaic trimeter

Iambic pentameter

Dactylic hexameter

Free verse
20 In what book did this poem appear?
Bright Dead Things

Lucky Wreck

Sharks in the Rivers

The Carrying
21 Where was this poem first published?
Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

Instagram

The Smithsonian Magazine

In a book
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?
the poet's husband

Orion

the poet's dog

the reader
23 What is Ada Limón's full-time occupation, outside of writing?
Professor

Politician

None

Horse racing
24 Which of the following positions did Ada Limón take up in 2022?
Professor Emerita

U.S. Poet Laureate

Presidential Poet

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine
25 Which of the following is true about stars?
That all the stars in our sky are already dead

That the stars we see have existed forever

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

That we are seeing light from the past when we look at stars

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