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