1 When was the poem published? 1856 1846 1841 1851 2 When does the poem take place? During autumn During spring During summer During winter 3 What kind of stanzas is the poem made up of? Couplets Octaves Quatrains Sextets 4 Where is the speaker standing at the beginning? At the top of green hills Her lover's grave On mountains By a sea shore 5 How many years have passed since the speaker's lover died? Two Fifteen Five Twelve 6 What does the speaker mean in the line "No later light has lightened up my heaven"? That she has never found love again That the winter is particularly brutal That she lives in a region with cloudy weather That she has never felt as happy as she was when her lover was alive 7 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABCB ABAB ABBA Free verse 8 What is the genre of the poem? Pastoral Villanelle Acrostic Elegy 9 What best describes the tone of the poem? Sunny Understated Dry Mournful 10 Who wrote the poem "O Captain! My Captain!"? William Carlos Williams Ralph Waldo Emerson Walt Whitman Herman Melville 11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "Other desires and other hopes beset me," "While the world's tide is bearing me along;" "Strengthened, and fed without the aid of joy." "Once drinking deep of that divinest anguish," 12 What is the speaker struggling with in the poem? Deciding whether or not she will remarry Making an arduous trek across the mountain Moving on from the memory of her dead lover Overcoming a lengthy illness 13 Who wrote the poem "For the Union Dead"? Nathaniel Hawthorne Elizabeth Bishop Henry David Thoreau Robert Lowell 14 Who is the speaker of the poem? A priestess A woman who is grieving her dead lover A recently married bride A young mother 15 How many stanzas does the poem contain? Five Eight Nine Six 16 What line underscores the pain the speaker experiences in remembering? "Down to that tomb already more than mine" "Sweet Love of youth, forgive, if I forget thee" "Dare not indulge in memory's rapturous pain" "All my life's bliss from thy dear life was given" 17 What does the speaker refer to when she says "While the world's tide is bearing me along"? The way time has lessened the weight of her grief The demands the world has made on her life How time has passed quickly in for her The way the world has not given her a moment's rest 18 What novel is Brontë well-known for writing? Agnes Gray Middlemarch Wuthering Heights Jane Eyre 19 What were Brontë's sisters' names? Jane and Margaret Elizabeth and Mary Cristine and Clarissa Anne and Charlotte 20 Which of the following is NOT a theme in the poem? Time Closure Death Marriage 21 Which of the following is a symbol in the poem? A grave A lightning bolt A rose A golden ring 22 What is the meaning of the word "rapturous" in the poem? Anxious Dour Dreary Enthusiastic 23 What is the speaker referencing in the line "Cold in the earth—and fifteen wild Decembers"? The snowfall of that year The coldest winter of her lifetime The number of years her beloved has been dead Her age 24 What is the meaning of the word "dreary" in the poem? Nervous Uplifting Ecstatic Depressing 25 What is the antagonizing force in the poem? Loss Marriage Love Anxiety
