Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?
Fall

Spring

Winter

Summer
2 What constellation do the speaker and her partner notice?
Orion

Centaurus

Hydra

Ursa Major
3 What does the speaker say her mouth is full of?
ash

dust

sea

stars
4 What makes the sound of "thunder" in the poem?
the speaker's voice

rolling trash cans

the bending trees

the supernova
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"
unremarkable

these terrified

these vulnerable

unspectacular
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"
the rising

what's forgotten

our skyline

my birthright
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"
the needs of those around us

some new constellations

the names of these trees

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

what's larger in us

our synapses and flesh
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?
winter's icy hand

the dust of stars

the rising tides

the arrows we make
10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem?
mournful to relaxed

confined to inspiring

blissful to frightened

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

the safety of others and earth

better homes

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

loving

defiant

fearless
13 What type of sentence dominates the second half of the poem?
Exclamatory

Interrogative

Persuasive

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

Rhyme

Personification

Enjambment
15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to?
horses

dogs

raccoons

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

Education reform

Environmental justice

Religious freedom
17 Which of the following boundaries is Ada Limón NOT exploring prominently in this poem?
The mechanical and the organic

The mundane and the transcendent

The terrestrial and the celestial

The domestic and the outside world
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?
28

15

None

1
19 What is this poem's meter?
Trochaic trimeter

Dactylic hexameter

Iambic pentameter

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

Sharks in the Rivers

Lucky Wreck

The Carrying
21 Where was this poem first published?
Instagram

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

The Smithsonian Magazine

In a book
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?
Orion

the poet's dog

the reader

the poet's husband
23 What is Ada Limón's full-time occupation, outside of writing?
None

Politician

Horse racing

Professor
24 Which of the following positions did Ada Limón take up in 2022?
Presidential Poet

U.S. Poet Laureate

Professor Emerita

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine
25 Which of the following is true about stars?
That the stars we see have existed forever

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

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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