1 Which of the following is true of the poem's theme of rationality? The speaker admires her lover's ability to behave rationally The speaker thinks of herself as rational, but is clearly irrational The speaker describes her sexual desires as contradictory to her rationality The speaker believes objectivity and rationality to be nonexistent and impossible 2 What does the phrase "fume of life" refer to? Cigar smoke The holy spirit Food and water Sexual desire 3 Which assumption does the speaker attempt to dismantle? That her physical attraction is a sign of love That her lack of interest in conversation means she is not attracted to her listener That her love means she consents to sex That her physical attraction is a sign that she is impure or sexually experienced 4 What function does the poem's opening word serve? It tells us that the speaker is writing a letter It hints at the speaker's self-assurance It tells us that the speaker is taking on a false identity It lets us know that the speaker has never met her listener 5 Which of the following is used as a metonymic representation of rationality? The fume The brain The book The blood 6 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem's first half? ABA ABA ABA AABB AABB ABAB ABAB ABBA ABBA 7 How does the poem present the relationship between love and lust? Love and lust are portrayed as being distinct and independent Love is portrayed as the domain of women and lust as the domain of men Lust is portrayed as a force tarnishing the purity of love Love is portrayed as inevitably resulting from lust and attraction 8 What does "zest" mean in the poem's context? Citrus rind Pain Revulsion Desire 9 Where is the poem's volta? After line 12 After line 8 After line 4 After line 7 10 Which social norms does the poem interrogate? The norms surrounding division of labor in the Edwardian household The norms of politeness and veiled language predominant in Victorian society The labor structures and inequalities of the gilded age The sexual and gender norms of the early twentieth century 11 Which of the following is true of the addressee? They are an older man We know nothing of the addressee except that the speaker dislikes them They are a young man They are a young woman 12 Which of the following does "blood" symbolize? Revolution Sexual desire Familial relationship Violence 13 What is this poem's form? Sestina Ghazal English sonnet Italian sonnet 14 Which of the following is an example of personification? feel a certain zest / To bear your body’s weight the poor treason / Of my stout blood distressed / By all the needs and notions of my kind season / My scorn with pity 15 Which line contains alliterative N sounds? By all the needs and notions of my kind, My scorn with pity,—let me make it plain: And leave me once again undone, possessed. Your person fair, and feel a certain zest 16 What does "stout" mean in the context of this poem? Loud Fat Small Sturdy 17 Which phrase contains alliterative I sounds? my stout blood undone, possessed life designed weight upon my breast 18 In which poetry collection did this work first appear? A Few Figs and Thistles The Harp-Weaver and Other Poems Aria da Capo Renascence and Other Poems 19 What is the poem's primary meter? Trochaic pentameter Iambic trimeter Trochaic trimeter Iambic pentameter 20 Which line contains alliterative B sounds? I shall remember you with love, or season I find this frenzy insufficient reason To bear your body’s weight upon my breast: Am urged by your propinquity to find 21 Which verb is metaphorically used to describe the mixing of emotions? Season Blend Flavor Breed 22 Which best describes the poem's tone? Gentle Apathetic Ironic Passionate 23 What does the word "propinquity" mean? Proximity Boldness Cleverness Sarcasm 24 Which best describes the speaker? Frightened young girl Mysterious, disembodied spirit Wise mother Self-possessed woman 25 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem's second half? CD CE CD CE CDECDE CDED CDED CDCDCD
