I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) Quizzes

I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) Quiz

1 What is this work's genre?
English sonnet

Italian sonnet

Sestina

Haiku
2 Which of the following is a focus of the poem?
Art

Parenthood

Revolution

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

To enchant

To harm

To surround
4 What does the palm tree represent?
The lover

Labor

Escape

The speaker
5 When was this poem first published?
1970

1835

1779

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

F

Th

K
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 has a close relationship to the addressee

That the speaker lives in Elizabethan times
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 younger self

The speaker's lover

A generic reader

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

Postcolonial

Victorian

Postmodern
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"

And breathe within thy shadow a new air,

Yet, O my palm-tree, be it understood
12 Which is an example of metonymy?
"my thoughts do twine and bud"

"the straggling green"

"I am too near thee"

"And breathe within thy shadow"
13 In which poetry collection did this work first appear?
Complete Sonnets

Ariel

Sonnets from the Portuguese

Leaves of Grass
14 Which is a major theme of the poem?
Imperfection

Coming of Age

Fantasy

Loss
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.

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,
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"?
Nothing

Irrelevant

Forbidden

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

Extended metaphor

Understatement

Anaphora
20 How does the speaker metaphorically represent her thoughts?
As wind

As raindrops

As vines

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

Dactylic trimeter

Trochail pentameter

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?
Situational irony

Poetic license

Personification

Hyperbole
23 What is the rhyme scheme of the work's first eight lines?
ABAB ACAC

AAAA BBBB

ABAB ABAB

ABBA ABBA
24 Which does NOT describe the poem's tone?
Conflicted

Romantic

Irritated

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

CDECDE

DEFDEF

CDCDCD

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