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?
Hydra

Ursa Major

Orion

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

stars

sea

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

the supernova

rolling trash cans

the speaker's voice
5 "Look, we are not _________ things"
these terrified

unremarkable

these vulnerable

unspectacular
6 "I wish to reclaim _______"
what's forgotten

my birthright

our skyline

the rising
7 "Man, we should really learn _______"
the names of these trees

some new constellations

more about Kentucky

the needs of those around us
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?
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

blissful to frightened

confined to inspiring

betrayed to angry
11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for?
the safety of others and earth

recognition and prestige

equal representation

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

selfish

defiant

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

Persuasive

Declarative

Interrogative
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?
raccoons

dogs

spiders

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

Education reform

Gun control

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

The mechanical and the organic

The domestic and the outside world

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

15

28

1
19 What is this poem's meter?
Dactylic hexameter

Iambic pentameter

Trochaic trimeter

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

Lucky Wreck

The Carrying

Sharks in the Rivers
21 Where was this poem first published?
Instagram

The Smithsonian Magazine

In a book

Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets
22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem?
the poet's husband

the reader

the poet's dog

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?
U.S. Poet Laureate

Presidential Poet

Professor Emerita

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

That the stars we see have existed forever

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