1 When was John Clare born? The mid nineteenth century The mid eighteenth century The late eighteenth century The early nineteenth century 2 Which of the following is NOT true of Clare's parents? They became estranged from Clare later in life They were barely literate They were from London They were laborers 3 Who was Clare's first love? John Keats Susan Smith Patty Turner Mary Joyce 4 What was Clare's first book? The Shepherd's Calendar Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery The Rural Muse The Village Minstrel and Other Poems 5 Which of the following best describes Clare's poetic career during his life? His first book was a failure, but he gradually earned respect with his subsequent volumes He published many volumes, but remained largely unknown He never published his poetry during his life His first book was highly successful, but then he faded into obscurity 6 Where was Clare when he wrote "I Am!"? London Helpston Northampton Lunatic Asylum High Beech asylum 7 Which of the following is NOT a primary theme of "I Am!"? The evils of social isolation The uncertainty of existence The beauty of the countryside The instability of the individual 8 What is the rhyme scheme of "I Am!"? aabbcc abababab ababab abcabc 9 What is the meter of "I Am"? Iambic tetrameter (three pairs of one unstressed and then one stressed syllable) Trochaic pentameter (five pairs of one stressed and then one unstressed syllable) Iambic pentameter (five pairs of one unstressed and then one stressed syllable) Free verse (no fixed meter) 10 How does Clare define the self in the first stanza of "I Am!"? As dependent on the perception of other people As entirely non-existent As the exclusive attribute of poets As the one thing independent of other people's opinions 11 Which of the following BEST replaces the word vapours in line 6? Specters Odors Mists Ghosts 12 Which of the following is NOT an example of simile? And yet I am, and live—like vapours tossed Into the living sea of waking dreams My friends forsake me like a memory lost Like shadows in love’s frenzied stifled throes 13 What characteristic of the sea is MOST relevant to Clare's use of it as a symbol in stanza 2? Its turbulence Its vastness Its lack of landmarks Its capacity to drown him 14 Which of the following BEST replaces the word "esteems" in line 10? Delusions Worships Respects Goals 15 Which of the following BEST replaces the word "strange" in line 12? Distant Gross Alien Weird 16 What literary device does NOT appear in the second stanza? Metaphor Simile Parallelism Repetition 17 What does the speaker desire in the third stanza? A return to childhood Death The apocalypse Sleep 18 What problem does the speaker hope to solve in the third stanza? The speaker's feelings of woe The speaker's failure to achieve his goals The destruction of the countryside Existence without a sense of self 19 Which line of "I Am!" recalls the themes of Clare's early work? But the vast shipwreck of my life’s esteems The grass below—above the vaulted sky. I am the self-consumer of my woes Like shadows in love’s frenzied stifled throes 20 Which of the following BEST replaces the word "abide" in line 15? Live Pray Grieve Play 21 What is the tone of "I Am!"? Overwhelmed and emotional Cheerful and hopeful Mournful and reflective Resentful and frustrated 22 How does the speaker see grief? As a problem As something that brings him closer to God As an inevitable part of life As something that makes him stronger 23 Which images in "I Am!' suggest impermanence? Memory, vapours, dreams Memory, vapours, the sea Memory, the grass, vapours The grass, the sea, vapours 24 How does the third stanza differ from the first two? The speaker's tone becomes mournful and yearning The speaker believes his life can improve The speaker entirely abandons hope The speaker comes up with a solution to his problem 25 In which line does Clare NOT use syntax to question the role of the individual? I am the self-consumer of my woes But the vast shipwreck of my life’s esteems There to abide with my Creator, God I am—yet what I am none cares or knows
