1 Which of the following does the speaker NOT dismiss as a basis for love? Her physical strength Her smile The sound of her voice Her tears 2 To whom was this poem addressed in reality? Alfred Tennyson Robert Browning Emily Dickinson Christina Rossetti 3 What does the word "nought" most closely mean? Mischievous Always Nothing Fun 4 Which of these is a motif in the poem? Femininity Animals Houses Weapons 5 Which of the following is used to symbolize a comfort-based love? Medicine Soup Tears A cushion 6 What is the primary problem the speaker's love faces? Disagreement Boredom Infidelity Impermanence 7 In which book was this poem first published? Aurora Leigh The Cry of the Children Sonnets from the Portuguese Love Sonnets 8 What does the word "wrought" mean in this poem? Thought Welded Underscored Created 9 Which of the following is subtly critiqued within this work? Gender norms Urbanization Colonialism The church 10 Which historical period was this poem a product of? The interwar period The Georgian period The Victorian era The Renaissance 11 Which best defines the word "evermore"? As much as possible Never Additionally Forever 12 What does the word "certes" mean? Anyway Tightly Underneath Certainly 13 Where does the poem take place? Scotland A specific location is never suggested Massachusetts Italy 14 Which form does this poem take? English Sonnet Shakespearian Sonnet Spenserian Sonnet Italian Sonnet 15 To whom is the poem addressed? A dog The speaker's lover A student The speaker's father 16 What does the speaker want her love to be based on? Shared intelligence Respect Love itself Comfort 17 Which of the following rhyme schemes does the poem follow? ABAB CDCD EFEF GG ABAB ABAB CDCD CC ABBA CDCD ABBA CDCD ABBA ABBA CDCDCD 18 What is the poem's meter? Iamic hexameter Free verse Dactylic pentameter Iambic pentameter 19 What does the metaphor of "a creature" reference? The listener The government The speaker's child The speaker 20 The word "weep" is an instance of which of the following? Assonance Understatement Internal rhyme Onomatopoeia 21 Which of the following is an instance of hyperbole? The speaker's use of the second person The speaker's request for love that lasts forever The speaker's insistent tone The poem's unchanging meter 22 Who is the poem's speaker? A tree A woman A baby An old man 23 Which line does NOT include alliterative L sounds? A sense of pleasant ease on such a day"— But love me for love's sake, that evermore Thou mayst love on, through love's eternity. If thou must love me, let it be for nought 24 Where is the volta? After line twelve After line ten After line eight After line four 25 What does "trick" mean in the context of this poem? Deception Skill Prank Idiosyncrasy
