I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) Quizzes

I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) Quiz

1 What is this work's genre?
Italian sonnet

Sestina

English sonnet

Haiku
2 Which of the following is a focus of the poem?
Romantic love

Art

Revolution

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

To enchant

To inspire

To harm
4 What does the palm tree represent?
The speaker

The lover

Escape

Labor
5 When was this poem first published?
1779

1835

1970

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

F

I

K
7 What is suggested by the pronoun "thee"?
That the speaker has a close relationship to the addressee

That the speaker is addressing a group

That the speaker lives in Elizabethan times

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 believes she will be punished for imagined transgressions

She thinks her imagination is dull and boring
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

Postcolonial

Baroque

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?
"the straggling green"

"my thoughts do twine and bud"

"I am too near thee"

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

Leaves of Grass

Sonnets from the Portuguese

Ariel
14 Which is a major theme of the poem?
Loss

Fantasy

Imperfection

Coming of Age
15 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia?
Rustle

Thee

Joy

Twine
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,

Rustle thy boughs and set thy trunk all bare,

I will not have my thoughts instead of thee
17 Define the word "twine" as it appears in this work
Sing

A type of string

Wrap around

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

Everywhere

Forbidden

Nothing
19 Which of the following is most prominent in this work?
Anaphora

Synecdoche

Understatement

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

As leaves

As wind

As raindrops
21 Which meter does the poem use?
Trochail pentameter

Iambic hexameter

Iambic 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?
Poetic license

Hyperbole

Situational irony

Personification
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

Affectionate

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

CDCDCD

CDECDE

CDCDEE

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