1 1. Which is NOT a technique of Imagist poetry? Focusing on a single image Free verse Economy Flowery descriptions 2 Sordid means: Depressed and Sad Sly and sinister Dirty and immoral Desperate and sorry 3 “The worlds revolve like ancient women” is a Hyperbole Simile Metaphor Synecdoche 4 The repeated Bs in “Beat” “broken” and “blinds” is an example of: Anaphora Assonance Alliteration Antithesis 5 Which of the following is alluded to in Preludes? The Operahouse The Last Supper The Crucifixion The Wasteland 6 T.S. Eliot was influenced by writers from which country in writing "Preludes"? Greece Germany Italy France 7 In this poem, sparrows symbolize Hope Discouragement Debasement Sorrow 8 Which time of day is NOT included in the poem? Evening Afternoon Dawn Mid-day 9 Which adjective is NOT used in Preludes? Smokey Dirty Grimy Dingy 10 When Eliot wrote the Preludes he lived in New York and Bombay Saint Louis and London Marburg and Vienna Cambridge and Paris 11 Which is NOT personified in "Preludes"? The morning The street The sparrows The winter evening 12 What are the old women gathering in vacant lots? Stones Newspapers Leaves Fuel 13 "Preludes" was written in which part of Eliot’s writing life? Middle Very end Late Early 14 The overall tone of the poem is Melancholic Whimsical Suspicious Ecstatic 15 Which religion is alluded to in the poem? Islam Buddhism Christianity Judaism 16 Newspapers represent Knowledge Connection Trees Waste 17 The first four lines of the poem are written in Free verse Iambic tetrameter Sestina Iambic pentameter 18 Which body parts are NOT mentioned in "Preludes"? Hair Feet Hands Faces 19 Which is not a sensory impression described in "Preludes"? The sound of church bells The smell of beer The sound of a stamping horse The smell of steak 20 What is “curled around these images”? Smells Hair Fancies Paper 21 Which objects are broken? Shades and coffee pots Shutters and pipes Hands and feet Blinds and chimney-pots 22 Who started the Imagist movement? T.S. Eliot Ezra Pound Oscar Wilde Pablo Picasso 23 Which is not a theme in "Preludes"? Space Time Light Filth 24 What do you “wipe your hand across”? Your mouth Your bed Your window Your table 25 What is “infinitely suffering”? A thing A horse Ancient women A street
