No, Thank You, John Quizzes

No, Thank You, John Quiz

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1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter

Iambic pentameter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?

Type of pen

Trivial complaint

Wedding dance

Shoe worn by Victorian men
3 Which of the following is a motif in this work?

Insects

Weapons

Promises

Poetry
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?

Apoplectic

Vengeful

Amused

Firm
5 The sentence "I'd rather answer "No" to fifty Johns / Than answer "Yes" to you" is an instance of which?

Allegory

Anaphora

Hyperbole

Understatement
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage

The speaker's secret affair with John

The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John

John's pursuit of the speaker despite her lack of interest
7 In which year was this poem published?

1818

1787

1971

1862
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?

Toast

Shuffling

Ghost

Bygones
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?

Shared household duties

A professional, distant relationship

Friendship

Divorce
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?

That she changed her mind about loving John as she aged

That she only claimed to love John under duress

That John's actions have made her love him despite herself

That she has never promised or claimed to love John
11 What function does the line "I have no heart" serve?

It shows the speaker's self-flagellation and guilt over her actions

It allows the speaker to imagine herself as a powerful, almost fantastical being

It lets the speaker argue that she lacks the capacity to love John

It portrays the speaker as driven by reason and will rather than emotion
12 What is the speaker's name?

Katherine

She is not named

John

Christina
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Goblin Market and Other Poems

Leaves of Grass

Ariel
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

No, thank you, John

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

Let us strike hands as hearty friends

And wax a weariness to think upon
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?

The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding

The speaker begins in apprehensive uncertainty but is soon happy and relieved

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

ABAC

ABBA

ABBC

ABAB
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John move to another city

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?

Songbirds' flights

A springtime snowstorm

A child's schoolday

A ringing bell
19 What does the word "toast" most closely mean in this poem?

Gathering over drinks

Hero

Doomed

Bread
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By proposing to a man

By having sex before marriage

By pledging to never marry
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?

But then you're mad to take offence

Than answer "Yes" to you.

I'll wink at your untruth.

That I don't give you what I have not got:
22 What do "Meg and Moll" symbolize?

Kindness

Generic womanhood

Childhood

Women's Suffrage
23 What does the word "wax" most closely mean in this poem?

Exude

Substance made by bees

Decay

Industrial byproduct
24 What is the poem's setting?

Classical Greece

Ancient Egypt

Gothic, medieval Europe

Victorian England
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?

Unrequited love

Motherhood

Gender roles

Concealment

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