I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) Quizzes

I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) Quiz

1 What is this work's genre?
English sonnet

Sestina

Haiku

Italian sonnet
2 Which of the following is a focus of the poem?
Parenthood

Revolution

Art

Romantic love
3 What is the definition of the word "insphere"?
To enchant

To harm

To surround

To inspire
4 What does the palm tree represent?
Escape

Labor

The speaker

The lover
5 When was this poem first published?
1850

1835

1779

1970
6 The poem's first line contains alliteration with which sound?
K

I

Th

F
7 What is suggested by the pronoun "thee"?
That the speaker is using a formal register

That the speaker is addressing a group

That the speaker lives in Elizabethan times

That the speaker has a close relationship to the addressee
8 Why does the speaker worry about her own imagination?
She cannot focus at work or in conversation

She fears it will suppress the reality of her lover

She believes she will be punished for imagined transgressions

She thinks her imagination is dull and boring
9 To whom is the poem addressed?
A generic reader

The speaker's lover

The speaker's younger self

A political leader
10 To which literary/historical era does this poem belong?
Postcolonial

Postmodern

Victorian

Baroque
11 Which line shows assonant "ee" sounds?
"About thee, as wild vines, about a tree"

Yet, O my palm-tree, be it understood

And breathe within thy shadow a new air,

I think of thee!—my thoughts do twine and bud
12 Which is an example of metonymy?
"And breathe within thy shadow"

"the straggling green"

"my thoughts do twine and bud"

"I am too near thee"
13 In which poetry collection did this work first appear?
Leaves of Grass

Complete Sonnets

Ariel

Sonnets from the Portuguese
14 Which is a major theme of the poem?
Imperfection

Fantasy

Coming of Age

Loss
15 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia?
Twine

Thee

Joy

Rustle
16 Which of the following lines contains caesura?
I do not think of thee—I am too near thee.

Rustle thy boughs and set thy trunk all bare,

I will not have my thoughts instead of thee

And breathe within thy shadow a new air,
17 Define the word "twine" as it appears in this work
A type of string

Wrap around

Sing

Poke or jab
18 What is the definition of "nought"?
Forbidden

Irrelevant

Nothing

Everywhere
19 Which of the following is most prominent in this work?
Extended metaphor

Understatement

Anaphora

Synecdoche
20 How does the speaker metaphorically represent her thoughts?
As vines

As wind

As leaves

As raindrops
21 Which meter does the poem use?
Iambic hexameter

Iambic pentameter

Dactylic trimeter

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?
Personification

Poetic license

Situational irony

Hyperbole
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?
Affectionate

Conflicted

Irritated

Romantic
25 What is the rhyme scheme of the work's final six lines?
DEFDEF

CDCDEE

CDCDCD

CDECDE

I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) Questions and Answers

The Question and Answer section for I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.

Ask Your Own Question

Study Guide for I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29)

I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) study guide contains a biography of Elizabeth Browning, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Read the Study Guide for I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29)…