In the Park Quizzes

1 Which of the following literary devices is NOT used in the poem?

Quotation marks to signal dialogue or thought

Metaphor

Simile

Allusion
2 What is the form of the poem?

Elegy

Sonnet

Free verse

Villanelle
3 Which of the following best captures the meaning of "rehearsing" as used in Line 9?

practicing a play, piece of music, or other work for later public performance

supervising a performer or group that is practicing

mentally preparing or reciting words one intends to say

recounting in order (enumerating)
4 The reader can infer that the woman has how many children?

Four

One

Three

Two
5 Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem?

Cheerful and content

Melancholy and regretful

Foreboding and dark

Wistful but hopeful
6 Which of the following is the rhyme scheme used in the poem?

AAAB ABBB ABBABB

ABBA ABBA ABCABC

AABB ABAB ABCABC

AABB ABAB ABABAB
7 What is the "small balloon" in Line 8?

An imagined thought bubble rising out of the former lover's head

A helium balloon that the woman's child holds

A thought bubble that the woman imagines rising out of her head

A hot-air balloon passing over the park
8 Which of the following is the meaning of "neat" as used in Line 7?

interesting and fascinating

habitually tidy, well groomed, or well organized

done with or demonstrating skill or efficiency

well-groomed and elegant
9 What tense is used in the poem?

Present perfect tense

Past tense

Present tense

A combination of present and past tense
10 From which perspective is the poem narrated?

Limited or close third-person

First-person

Omniscient third-person

A mixture of first- and third-person
11 The final line of the poem concludes with "They have eaten me alive." To whom is the woman speaking?

The wind

Her husband

Her children

Her former lover
12 How many stanzas and lines are in the poem?

The first two stanzas are four lines each and the third stanza is six lines.

Three stanzas of four lines each.

Three stanzas of six lines each.

The first two stanzas are four lines each and the third stanza is seven lines.
13 Which of the following best characterizes the children in the poem?

Demanding and irritating

Rambunctious and creative

Sweet and calm

Quiet and withdrawn
14 Which of the following poetry devices are used in Line 1?

Caesura

End-stopping

Parataxis

All of the above
15 The poem implies that the woman's clothes are ____.

old and unfashionable

clean and well-fitting

bold, but in ill taste

dirty and torn
16 In what year was this poem published?

1975

1955

1961

1980
17 What is the poem's attitude towards traditional, patriarchal society?

Unquestioning and traditional

Skeptical but ultimately accepting

Supportive and celebratory

Critical and questioning
18 Which of the following is NOT a theme in the poem?

Friendship

Gender roles

Identity

Motherhood
19 Which of the following INCORRECTLY describes the argument this poem makes about gender?

The poem highlights the challenges and emotional burden associated with motherhood.

The poem suggests that, contrary to the prevailing view in the 1960s, not all women are happy with the duties of motherhood.

The poem advocates for rigid gender roles and suggests that women inherently find joy in motherhood.

The poem demonstrates how women feel confined by social stereotypes to act as if motherhood is always enjoyable and rewarding, even when they do not truly feel this way.
20 Which of the following best describes the setting of the poem?

A bench next to some dirt

The woman's home

Australia

A park
21 "she says to his departing smile" is an example of which of the following?

Simile

Alliteration

Metonymy

Caesura
22 What is enjambment?

A break between words within a metrical foot.

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

The continuation of a sentence across a line break in a poem.

A pause near the middle of a line.
23 What is the meaning of "nursing" as used in Line 12?

Breastfeeding a baby.

The profession or practice of providing care for the sick.

Trying to cure or alleviate an injury.

Slowly drinking.
24 Which of the following details about Gwen Harwood is most relevant to the themes of the poem?

She published many of her poems under a male pseudonym.

She studied music and is a talented pianist.

She was awarded the Robert Frost Medal for her poetry in 1977.

She is from Australia.
25 Which of the following is an example of spoken dialogue in the poem?

"Two children whine and bicker,"

"but for the grace of God…”

“Time holds great surprises.”

"she says to his departing smile."

In the Park

by Gwen Harwood

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