Dead Stars Quizzes

Dead Stars Quiz

1 What season does this poem take place in?

Spring

Winter

Fall

Summer
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?

dust

stars

ash

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

the bending trees

the supernova

the speaker's voice

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

unremarkable

these vulnerable

unspectacular

these terrified
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"

what's forgotten

the rising

our skyline

my birthright
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"

more about Kentucky

some new constellations

the needs of those around us

the names of these trees
8 Which of the following does the speaker NOT say she wants to lean towards/into?

our synapses and flesh

what's larger in us

the spotlight of streetlight

how we were born
9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to?

the dust of stars

the rising tides

winter's icy hand

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

blissful to frightened

confined to inspiring

mournful to relaxed

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

better homes

recognition and prestige

the safety of others and earth

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

fearless

selfish

loving

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

Persuasive

Interrogative

Exclamatory

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

Enjambment

Visual imagery

Personification

Rhyme
15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to?

raccoons

dogs

horses

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

Religious freedom

Education reform

Gun control

Environmental justice
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 domestic and the outside world

The terrestrial and the celestial
18 How many stanzas does this poem have?

28

None

1

15
19 What is this poem's meter?

Dactylic hexameter

Free verse

Iambic pentameter

Trochaic trimeter
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?

Instagram

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets

In a book

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

the poet's husband

the poet's dog

the reader

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

Horse racing

Professor

None

Politician
24 Which of the following positions did Ada Limón take up in 2022?

Professor Emerita

U.S. Poet Laureate

Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine

Presidential Poet
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 we are seeing light from the past when we look at stars

That our bodies will one day all turn into stars

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