1 How does the speaker refer to their beloved? In the first person In the third person She doesn't refer to her In the second person 2 To the speaker, how does the man compare to a god? He is almost a god He is like a god He is equal to a god He is greater than a god 3 Which literary device does NOT appear in Carson's translation of "Fragment 31"? alliteration parallelism enjambment allusion 4 Most probably, how long was the final stanza of "Fragment 31" when it was written? 4 lines 1 line 3 lines 2 lines 5 How many stanzas long is "Fragment 31"? 6 4 3 5 6 Which sense does the speaker NOT refer to? touch sight hearing taste 7 What language was "Fragment 31" originally written in? English Aramaic Latin Greek 8 Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration used in Fragment 31? sweet speaking greener than grass person of poverty smooth skin 9 In which stanza of "Fragment 31" does the speaker never refer to herself in the first person? 3 1 2 4 10 How many periods are there in Carson's translation of "Fragment 31"? 2 1 0 4 11 Which best describes the speaker's relationship to the woman she refers to as "you"? Jealous resentment Platonic respect Slighted lover Distant infatuation 12 Which best describes the speaker's relationship to the man? Indifferent admiration Romantic desire Pity Jealous resentment 13 Which verb appears twice, both at the beginning and towards the end of "Fragment 31"? To dare To laugh To seem To see 14 "Tongue breaks and thin/fire is racing" is an example of what literary device? Irony Enjambment Alliteration Simile 15 Which is NOT a theme of "Fragment 31"? Dissociation Transcendence Jealousy Time 16 Sappho's poetry was originally written to be: Performed to music Read aloud Printed and distributed Private journal entries 17 We have access to "Fragment 31" because of: A papyrus fragment Anne Carson's discovery of it Reference to the poem in Aristotle Longinus' quotation 18 In the first stanza, the man is ____ the speaker's beloved. Watching Holding Far from Opposite to 19 What causes the speaker to be struck dumb? Hearing her "sweet speaking" Looking at her beloved Seeing her with the man One of the gods 20 Which best expresses the tone of the last line? Resigned Hopeful Content Lamenting 21 "And cold sweat ___ me and shaking / ___me" Shakes, Holds Holds, Grips Breaks, Disturbs Grips, Grips 22 What is ultimately the most important relationship in "Fragment 31"? The speaker and her body The speaker and the man The man and the beloved The speaker and nature 23 Which stanza might be MOST accurately described as surreal? 2 3 4 1 24 Which of the following best speaks to "Fragment 31"s attitude towards love? Hopeful mysticism Simple joy Profound confusion Cynical dismissal 25 Which phrase implies that the speaker is watching her beloved from afar? "That man" "when I look at you" "the heart in my chest on wings" "I seem to me"
