1 What is this work's genre? English sonnet Italian sonnet Haiku Sestina 2 Which of the following is a focus of the poem? Romantic love Art Parenthood Revolution 3 What is the definition of the word "insphere"? To harm To surround To inspire To enchant 4 What does the palm tree represent? Labor The speaker Escape The lover 5 When was this poem first published? 1779 1970 1850 1835 6 The poem's first line contains alliteration with which sound? Th I K F 7 What is suggested by the pronoun "thee"? That the speaker has a close relationship to the addressee That the speaker is using a formal register That the speaker is addressing a group That the speaker lives in Elizabethan times 8 Why does the speaker worry about her own imagination? She fears it will suppress the reality of her lover She thinks her imagination is dull and boring She believes she will be punished for imagined transgressions She cannot focus at work or in conversation 9 To whom is the poem addressed? The speaker's younger self The speaker's lover A political leader A generic reader 10 To which literary/historical era does this poem belong? Victorian Baroque Postmodern Postcolonial 11 Which line shows assonant "ee" sounds? I think of thee!—my thoughts do twine and bud And breathe within thy shadow a new air, "About thee, as wild vines, about a tree" Yet, O my palm-tree, be it understood 12 Which is an example of metonymy? "my thoughts do twine and bud" "I am too near thee" "the straggling green" "And breathe within thy shadow" 13 In which poetry collection did this work first appear? Ariel Leaves of Grass Complete Sonnets Sonnets from the Portuguese 14 Which is a major theme of the poem? Loss Imperfection Fantasy Coming of Age 15 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia? Twine Joy Rustle Thee 16 Which of the following lines contains caesura? And breathe within thy shadow a new air, I will not have my thoughts instead of thee Rustle thy boughs and set thy trunk all bare, I do not think of thee—I am too near thee. 17 Define the word "twine" as it appears in this work Sing A type of string Poke or jab Wrap around 18 What is the definition of "nought"? Nothing Forbidden Everywhere Irrelevant 19 Which of the following is most prominent in this work? Extended metaphor Synecdoche Understatement Anaphora 20 How does the speaker metaphorically represent her thoughts? As raindrops As leaves As vines As wind 21 Which meter does the poem use? Dactylic trimeter Iambic hexameter Iambic pentameter Trochail pentameter 22 The speaker uses her imagination to try to feel close to the addressee, but in the end it makes her feel further away. This is an example of what? Hyperbole Poetic license Situational irony Personification 23 What is the rhyme scheme of the work's first eight lines? ABBA ABBA ABAB ABAB ABAB ACAC AAAA BBBB 24 Which does NOT describe the poem's tone? Conflicted Affectionate Romantic Irritated 25 What is the rhyme scheme of the work's final six lines? CDCDEE CDCDCD DEFDEF CDECDE
