1 What is the Helicon primarily associated with? Spiritual healing Artistic inspiration Moral redemption Romantic love 2 What is the poem's major conflict? The tension between modernity and local tradition The speaker's inability to decide whether to live a rural or a cosmopolitan life The speaker's desire to explore, counter to social expectation The speaker's parents' hopes for him versus his friends' pressures 3 What does the phrase "the trapped sky" most likely refer to? The appearance of a cloudy sky before a storm The adult speaker's narrow memory of childhood landscapes The reflection of the sky The sky through a stained-glass window 4 What is the focus of the speaker's childhood exploration? Ponds Trees Caves Wells 5 What does the speaker like about echoes? They feel like confirmation of God or other spiritual beings They make him feel that he is not alone, even in remote places They cause nearby animals to respond They help him hear and understand himself anew 6 The speaker implies that he has changed his behavior as an adult for which reason? He has become physically weak, though he is mentally sharp He realizes that his explorations were insensitive to his neighbors He must care for his family and cannot take risks He does not want to be thought vain or undignified 7 The phrase "the dark drop" is an example of which of the following? Alliteration Personification Simile Understatement 8 How many stanzas are in the poem? 3 5 2 4 9 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABABAB ABC CBA ABAB ABCBCBA 10 To which mythological figure does the poem allude? Narcissus Hercules Persephone Odysseus 11 What type of stanzas comprise this poem? 4 3 5 6 12 Which word best describes the young speaker? Industrious Kind Curious Listless 13 What is meant by the word "scaresome"? Jumpy Frightening Haunting Scarce 14 How does the speaker reconnect to his childhood passions as an adult? Through writing poetry Through documenting the sites he once explored Through visiting his old home Through family stories and folktales 15 Which sound creates assonance in the phrase "pumps with buckets and windlasses"? S's U's P's B's 16 Which line contains alliterative R sounds? "To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into some spring" "a rat slapped across my reflection." "I loved the dark drop, the trapped sky" "I savoured the rich crash" 17 Which of the following lines contains hyperbole? "As a child, they could not keep me from wells" "A shallow one under a dry stone ditch" "I savoured the rich crash..." "...a rat slapped across my reflection." 18 Which of the following elements of wells assume the most significance in this poem? Echoes and reflections Depth and darkness Dirtiness and murkiness Fluidity and movement 19 Which of the following is true of Ireland's holy wells? They are not true wells, but rather manmade pools They are largely concentrated in the Dublin area They are usually surrounded by religious buildings They are often associated with a patron saint 20 What is the "white face" described in stanza 3? The spirit of the local holy well The speaker's deceased ancestors The speaker's reflection An unidentified wild animal 21 Which of the following words is an example of onomatopoeia? scaresome Ditch Crash Dank 22 For which of the following purposes do people often use holy wells? Divining the future Healing the sick Cleaning spiritually unclean objects Watering crops 23 Which element of poetry does the speaker highlight in the poem's final lines? Enjambment Rhyme Meter Metaphor 24 Which does NOT describe the poem's tone? Nostalgic Playful Bitter Contemplative 25 What does the word "fructify" mean? To make something productive To rot or decay To sweeten To sanctify or devote to a saint