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