1 The phrase "moth-like stars" is an instance of what? Simile Metonymy Metaphor Synecdoche 2 This poem is representative of which movement? First-generation Romanticism The Irish Literary Revival Postmodernism The New York School 3 The phrase "a fire was in my head" is a metaphor meaning what? That the speaker is angry That the speaker is full of brilliant ideas That the speaker is feeling emotional and passionate That the speaker is feeling stupid 4 What is the poem's meter? Iambic pentameter Anapestic pentameter Iambic tetrameter Anapestic tetrameter 5 Yeats compares the stars to which of the following? Scales Moths Lanterns Berries 6 How many stanzas are in the poem? 2 1 4 3 7 Which sound produces assonance in the phrase "kiss her lips"? K E I S 8 The phrase "The golden apples of the sun" is an instance of what? Simile Understatement Personification Metaphor 9 Which best describes the poem's tone? Exhausted Didactic Despairing Hopeful 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 Love Nature Childhood 12 What does fire most clearly symbolize in this work? Danger War Passion Home 13 Which line contains alliterative G sounds? "And cut and peeled a hazel wand" "I went to blow the fire a-flame" "And pluck till time and times are done" "It had become a glimmering girl" 14 How long are the poem's stanzas? Six lines (sestets) Two lines (couplets) Eight lines (octaves) Four lines (quatrains) 15 Which of the following describes the poem's mood? Dreamlike Witty Cozy Glamorous 16 Which is an instance of irony? 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 The way that the forest is a site of magical events 17 Which of the following is an instance of metonymy? "With apple blossom in her hair" "And when white moths were on the wing" "Through hollow lands and hilly lands" "Because a fire was in my head" 18 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia? Peeled Dappled Rustled Trout 19 Who is the poem's speaker? The son of W.B. Yeats's friend Augusta Gregory An orphaned boy living in Victorian Dublin An Irish revolutionary assassinated by British forces The Irish god of love and youth 20 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABABAB ABCBDEFE ABBACDDE ABACDEDF 21 Where is the poem set? The Tower of London A modern Irish city A ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean Ireland, in a mythical past 22 Which is an example of hyperbole? The repeated evocation of the natural world The speaker's claim that he will spend eternity with the woman The speaker's ease in using natural materials to make the fishing pole The speaker's perseverance in the face of adversity 23 Which of the following is a motif in this work? Acorns Oranges Apples Ivy 24 In what year was this work published? 1897 1906 1881 2003 25 In which collection did this work first appear? Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry The Tower The Wind Among the Reeds Sailing to Byzantium
