I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) Quizzes

I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) Quiz

1 What is this work's genre?
Sestina

Haiku

Italian sonnet

English sonnet
2 Which of the following is a focus of the poem?
Art

Revolution

Romantic love

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

To surround

To inspire

To harm
4 What does the palm tree represent?
Escape

The lover

The speaker

Labor
5 When was this poem first published?
1970

1779

1835

1850
6 The poem's first line contains alliteration with which sound?
I

K

Th

F
7 What is suggested by the pronoun "thee"?
That the speaker lives in Elizabethan times

That the speaker is addressing a group

That the speaker has a close relationship to the addressee

That the speaker is using a formal register
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 thinks her imagination is dull and boring

She believes she will be punished for imagined transgressions
9 To whom is the poem addressed?
The speaker's lover

A generic reader

The speaker's younger self

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

Baroque

Victorian

Postcolonial
11 Which line shows assonant "ee" sounds?
And breathe within thy shadow a new air,

"About thee, as wild vines, about a tree"

Yet, O my palm-tree, be it understood

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

"my thoughts do twine and bud"

"I am too near thee"

"the straggling green"
13 In which poetry collection did this work first appear?
Complete Sonnets

Ariel

Leaves of Grass

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

Coming of Age

Imperfection

Fantasy
15 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia?
Rustle

Joy

Twine

Thee
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
Poke or jab

Sing

Wrap around

A type of string
18 What is the definition of "nought"?
Irrelevant

Nothing

Forbidden

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

Synecdoche

Anaphora

Extended metaphor
20 How does the speaker metaphorically represent her thoughts?
As leaves

As raindrops

As vines

As wind
21 Which meter does the poem use?
Iambic pentameter

Iambic hexameter

Trochail pentameter

Dactylic trimeter
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

Irritated

Conflicted

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

DEFDEF

CDCDCD

CDECDE

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