Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?

Summer

Fall

Winter

Spring
2 What constellation do the speaker and her partner notice?

Ursa Major

Centaurus

Hydra

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

sea

ash

dust

stars
4 What makes the sound of "thunder" in the poem?

the speaker's voice

the supernova

rolling trash cans

the bending trees
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"

unspectacular

these terrified

unremarkable

these vulnerable
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"

my birthright

our skyline

the rising

what's forgotten
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"

the names of these trees

some new constellations

the needs of those around us

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

our synapses and flesh

the spotlight of streetlight

how we were born

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

the arrows we make

the rising tides

winter's icy hand

the dust of stars
10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem?

betrayed to angry

blissful to frightened

confined to inspiring

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

better homes

the safety of others and earth

recognition and prestige

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

selfish

fearless

defiant

loving
13 What type of sentence dominates the second half of the poem?

Persuasive

Interrogative

Declarative

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

Personification

Enjambment

Visual imagery

Rhyme
15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to?

dogs

raccoons

spiders

horses
16 Which of the following causes does the speaker seem to advocate for in the poem?

Education reform

Religious freedom

Environmental justice

Gun control
17 Which of the following boundaries is Ada Limón NOT exploring prominently in this poem?

The mundane and the transcendent

The terrestrial and the celestial

The domestic and the outside world

The mechanical and the organic
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?

1

15

None

28
19 What is this poem's meter?

Trochaic trimeter

Iambic pentameter

Dactylic hexameter

Free verse
20 In what book did this poem appear?

Sharks in the Rivers

The Carrying

Bright Dead Things

Lucky Wreck
21 Where was this poem first published?

Instagram

In a book

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

The Smithsonian Magazine
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?

Orion

the reader

the poet's husband

the poet's dog
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?

Professor Emerita

Presidential Poet

U.S. Poet Laureate

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine
25 Which of the following is true about stars?

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

That all the stars in our sky are already dead

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