1 Which device is most prominent in this poem? Apostrophe Synecdoche Hyperbole Rhyme 2 Fill in the blank: "The _____ Are fragile and motionless" children trees blossoms soldiers 3 How many stanzas are in the poem? 5 7 4 2 4 Who is the poem's speaker? An army officer A university student A doctor A prison inmate 5 What is the poem's meter throughout? Trochaic dimeter Iambic pentameter Dactylic monometer There is no consistent meter 6 Fill in the blank: "it is perfectly easy / If you have any strength in your _____" back thumb arm mind 7 Which of these lines includes simile? "And this / Is the upper sling swivel, whose use you will see" "Japonica / Glistens like coral in all of the neighboring gardens." "This is the safety-catch, which is always released" "You can do it quite easy / If you have any strength in your thumb." 8 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "And please do not let me / See anyone using his finger." "And this Is the upper sling swivel, / whose use you will see" "For today we have the naming of the parts" "we call this / Easing the spring." 9 Which of the following does the poem juxtapose? Industry and agriculture Safety and adventure City life and the rustic War and nature 10 Fill in the blank: "And please do not let me / See anyone using his _____." finger brain rifle phone 11 Who is the speaker's implicitly evoked audience? A classroom of children A couple on their wedding day A group of soldiers A family of orphans 12 Which device appears in the sentence "The blossoms / Are fragile and motionless, never letting anyone see / Any of them using their finger." Understatement Simile Anaphora Personification 13 Which word is an example of onomatopoeia in the poem? Flick Bolt Glistens Thumb 14 Which of the following is NOT one of this poem's themes? Sexuality Childhood War Nature 15 Which of the following objects is personified in this poem? Branches Fingers Guns Japonica 16 What kind of stanzas does this poem have? Octets Sextets Couplets Quatrains 17 This can best be described as which of the following? An anti-war poem An acrostic An elegy A nationalistic poem 18 Which of the following is a symbol in this poem? The officer The lower swing swivel The stars The gun 19 What object does the poem center around? A gun A car A fur coat A hair dryer 20 Fill in the blank: "They call it easing the _____." pain passage day Spring 21 Which historical event does this poem allude to? World War II The Falklands War The Vietnam War World War I 22 Fill in the blank: "Today we have _____ / Yesterday, We had daily cleaning." an important task naming of parts what to do after firing review of the weapon 23 Where does this poem most likely take place? Germany France Algeria Japan 24 Which word is most clearly used in this poem to create a pun? Spring Parts Bees Breech 25 Fill in the blank: "And this / Is the upper sling swivel, whose use you will see, / When you are given your _____" tools guns jobs slings