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