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 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? Labor The lover The speaker Escape 5 When was this poem first published? 1970 1835 1850 1779 6 The poem's first line contains alliteration with which sound? F Th I K 7 What is suggested by the pronoun "thee"? That the speaker has a close relationship to the addressee That the speaker is using a formal register That the speaker is addressing a group That the speaker lives in Elizabethan times 8 Why does the speaker worry about her own imagination? She thinks her imagination is dull and boring 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 9 To whom is the poem addressed? The speaker's younger self A generic reader A political leader The speaker's lover 10 To which literary/historical era does this poem belong? Baroque Postcolonial Postmodern Victorian 11 Which line shows assonant "ee" sounds? And breathe within thy shadow a new air, 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 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? Leaves of Grass Sonnets from the Portuguese Ariel Complete Sonnets 14 Which is a major theme of the poem? Imperfection Loss Coming of Age Fantasy 15 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia? Twine Rustle Thee Joy 16 Which of the following lines contains caesura? I will not have my thoughts instead of thee Rustle thy boughs and set thy trunk all bare, And breathe within thy shadow a new air, I do not think of thee—I am too near thee. 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"? Everywhere Forbidden Nothing Irrelevant 19 Which of the following is most prominent in this work? Understatement Anaphora Synecdoche Extended metaphor 20 How does the speaker metaphorically represent her thoughts? As leaves As vines As raindrops As wind 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? Personification Situational irony Hyperbole Poetic license 23 What is the rhyme scheme of the work's first eight lines? ABAB ACAC ABAB ABAB AAAA BBBB ABBA ABBA 24 Which does NOT describe the poem's tone? Irritated Affectionate Conflicted Romantic 25 What is the rhyme scheme of the work's final six lines? CDCDCD CDCDEE CDECDE DEFDEF
