No, Thank You, John Quizzes

No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Iambic pentameter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?

Type of pen

Wedding dance

Shoe worn by Victorian men

Trivial complaint
3 Which of the following is a motif in this work?

Promises

Insects

Poetry

Weapons
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?

Vengeful

Amused

Firm

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

Understatement

Hyperbole

Anaphora

Allegory
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

John's pursuit of the speaker despite her lack of interest

The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John
7 In which year was this poem published?

1971

1862

1787

1818
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?

Toast

Shuffling

Ghost

Bygones
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?

Friendship

Divorce

A professional, distant relationship

Shared household duties
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?

That she only claimed to love John under duress

That she has never promised or claimed to love John

That she changed her mind about loving John as she aged

That John's actions have made her love him despite herself
11 What function does the line "I have no heart" serve?

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

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

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

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

John

She is not named

Christina

Katherine
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?

Ariel

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Leaves of Grass

Goblin Market and Other Poems
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

Let us strike hands as hearty friends

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

And wax a weariness to think upon

No, thank you, John
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?

The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding

The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

The speaker begins in apprehensive uncertainty but is soon happy and relieved
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

ABBC

ABAB

ABAC

ABBA
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John move to another city
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?

Songbirds' flights

A ringing bell

A child's schoolday

A springtime snowstorm
19 What does the word "toast" most closely mean in this poem?

Bread

Doomed

Hero

Gathering over drinks
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?

By pledging to never marry

By proposing to a man

By having sex before marriage

By refusing to give in to John's wishes
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?

Than answer "Yes" to you.

But then you're mad to take offence

I'll wink at your untruth.

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

Women's Suffrage

Childhood

Kindness

Generic womanhood
23 What does the word "wax" most closely mean in this poem?

Substance made by bees

Decay

Exude

Industrial byproduct
24 What is the poem's setting?

Classical Greece

Victorian England

Gothic, medieval Europe

Ancient Egypt
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?

Concealment

Motherhood

Unrequited love

Gender roles

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