1 The phrase "moth-like stars" is an instance of what? Simile Synecdoche Metonymy Metaphor 2 This poem is representative of which movement? Postmodernism The Irish Literary Revival The New York School First-generation Romanticism 3 The phrase "a fire was in my head" is a metaphor meaning what? That the speaker is feeling stupid That the speaker is full of brilliant ideas That the speaker is feeling emotional and passionate That the speaker is angry 4 What is the poem's meter? Iambic tetrameter Anapestic pentameter Anapestic tetrameter Iambic pentameter 5 Yeats compares the stars to which of the following? Moths Berries Lanterns Scales 6 How many stanzas are in the poem? 3 4 1 2 7 Which sound produces assonance in the phrase "kiss her lips"? K E S I 8 The phrase "The golden apples of the sun" is an instance of what? Personification Simile Metaphor Understatement 9 Which best describes the poem's tone? Despairing Exhausted Didactic Hopeful 10 Which of the following is NOT associated with Aengus? Youth Love Poetry War 11 Which of the following is not a major theme of this work? Love Childhood Nature Aging 12 What does fire most clearly symbolize in this work? Passion Home Danger War 13 Which line contains alliterative G sounds? "I went to blow the fire a-flame" "And pluck till time and times are done" "It had become a glimmering girl" "And cut and peeled a hazel wand" 14 How long are the poem's stanzas? Eight lines (octaves) Six lines (sestets) Four lines (quatrains) Two lines (couplets) 15 Which of the following describes the poem's mood? Glamorous Cozy Witty Dreamlike 16 Which is an instance of irony? The fact that Aengus becomes more sure of his success the longer his quest takes The sudden transformation of the fish into a woman The way that the forest is a site of magical events The fact that readers know the woman will disappear before Aengus notices it 17 Which of the following is an instance of metonymy? "Because a fire was in my head" "Through hollow lands and hilly lands" "With apple blossom in her hair" "And when white moths were on the wing" 18 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia? Trout Peeled Rustled Dappled 19 Who is the poem's speaker? An Irish revolutionary assassinated by British forces An orphaned boy living in Victorian Dublin The son of W.B. Yeats's friend Augusta Gregory The Irish god of love and youth 20 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABABAB ABBACDDE ABACDEDF ABCBDEFE 21 Where is the poem set? A ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean A modern Irish city The Tower of London Ireland, in a mythical past 22 Which is an example of hyperbole? The repeated evocation of the natural world The speaker's ease in using natural materials to make the fishing pole The speaker's perseverance in the face of adversity The speaker's claim that he will spend eternity with the woman 23 Which of the following is a motif in this work? Ivy Apples Oranges Acorns 24 In what year was this work published? 1881 1906 2003 1897 25 In which collection did this work first appear? The Tower Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry The Wind Among the Reeds Sailing to Byzantium
