1 What is a Spondee? A metrical foot composed of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. A metrical foot composed of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. A metrical foot composed of two unstressed syllables. A metrical foot composed of two stressed syllables. 2 What is an example of a Trochee? Away Store Strong Foot Garden 3 What is an Anapest? A trisyllabic foot composed of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable and then another stressed syllable. A trisyllabic foot composed of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable and then another unstressed syllable. A trisyllabic foot composed of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables A trisyllabic metrical foot composed of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable. 4 What is an example of an Iamb? Strong Foot Away Store Garden 5 The line "first and last" is an example of which metrical foot? Ampyhbrach Anapest Dactyl Amphimacer 6 What is a Dactyl? A metrical foot composed of two stressed syllables. A trisyllabic foot composed of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables A metrical foot composed of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. A trisyllabic metrical foot composed of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable. 7 "Skiddaw" is what? A famous Scottish castle An archaic term for "Heaven" A mountaintop from Greek mythology A mountain in England's Lake district 8 To be a poet crowned with fame, Derwent must be all of the following EXCEPT what? Frugal and shrewd Delight in the things of earth, water, and skies Innocent, steady and wise Tender hearted 9 The marks atop the words in the first half of the poem show what? Letters that should be sung. A hidden message in a coded language. The speed at which the poem should be read. Stressed and unstressed syllables. 10 Why does Coleridge call a Spondee "strong foot"? Spondees are composed of two stressed syllables, so they have a heavy footed rhythm. The word "Spondee" derives from a special military march, in which soldiers walk heavily. The word "Spondee" derives from an old English word meaning "heavy of foot" Spondees are composed of three stressed syllables, so they make a heavy-footed sound. 11 The word "Father" in the poem is used to specifically refer to who or what? The Holy Trinity. The God of Poetry. The poet and his father. The poet and God. 12 "Metrical Feet" was originally included in what? A letter. In Coleridge's literary publication, "The Friend" Coleridge's first volume of poetry. A school book. 13 The poem is poetically composed with which of the following? Rhyming couplets Blank verse Iambic pentameter Haiku 14 What do the words "long" and "short" refer to in the poem? The height of Derwent and his brother. Stressed and unstressed syllables. The length of a line of poetry. Vowel lengths. 15 The poem conveys all the following EXCEPT what? The poet's affection for his son. Qualities needed to be a good poet. The poet's hopes for himself. The differences between various metrical feet. 16 The poem's mood is all of the following EXCEPT? Affectionate Humorous Fun Angry 17 When Coleridge says Derwent should "delight in the things of earth, water and skies" what does he mean? He should enjoy the natural world. He should only consume natural foods. He should hunt on land, sea and air. He should work the land for profit. 18 Why is Skiddaw significant in the poem? It is the highest point in the Europe. It was where Coleridge taught his son poetry. It was a fabled mountain from an Arabic poem. It was a real mountain that Coleridge and his son both knew in a part of England with literary significance. 19 The poem alludes to what aspects of Coleridge's philosophy? His philosophy of poetry as a great money-making scheme. His philosophy of writing for fun. His philosophy of only writing short poems. His philosophy of composition as a dialectic. 20 The poem is written for whose benefit? Derwent, Coleridge's son. Sarah, Coleridge's wife. School children, in general. William Wordsworth, Coleridge's friend. 21 All of the following are trisyllabic metrical feet EXCEPT what? Amphimacer Spondee Anapest Dactyl 22 Which is NOT a theme found in the poem? Poetry Education Fatherly Love Politics 23 Which metrical foot throngs "with a leap and a bound"? Iambs Dactyls Amphimacers Anapests 24 Which poetic group were both Coleridge and Skiddaw associated with? The Elizabethans The Lake Poets The Modernists Fluxus 25 Which well-known metrical foot marches from "short to long"? Trochees Amphibrachs Iambs Spondees
