1 The phrase "moth-like stars" is an instance of what? Metaphor Simile Synecdoche Metonymy 2 This poem is representative of which movement? The Irish Literary Revival The New York School Postmodernism First-generation Romanticism 3 The phrase "a fire was in my head" is a metaphor meaning what? That the speaker is angry That the speaker is feeling emotional and passionate That the speaker is full of brilliant ideas That the speaker is feeling stupid 4 What is the poem's meter? Anapestic tetrameter Anapestic pentameter Iambic tetrameter Iambic pentameter 5 Yeats compares the stars to which of the following? Berries Moths Scales Lanterns 6 How many stanzas are in the poem? 2 1 4 3 7 Which sound produces assonance in the phrase "kiss her lips"? E S I K 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? Despairing Hopeful Didactic Exhausted 10 Which of the following is NOT associated with Aengus? Love Poetry Youth War 11 Which of the following is not a major theme of this work? Childhood Love Aging Nature 12 What does fire most clearly symbolize in this work? Passion Home Danger War 13 Which line contains alliterative G sounds? "It had become a glimmering girl" "And cut and peeled a hazel wand" "And pluck till time and times are done" "I went to blow the fire a-flame" 14 How long are the poem's stanzas? Eight lines (octaves) Four lines (quatrains) Two lines (couplets) Six lines (sestets) 15 Which of the following describes the poem's mood? Witty Dreamlike Cozy Glamorous 16 Which is an instance of irony? The way that the forest is a site of magical events 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 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" "With apple blossom in her hair" "Because a fire was in my head" 18 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia? Rustled Dappled Peeled Trout 19 Who is the poem's speaker? The son of W.B. Yeats's friend Augusta Gregory An Irish revolutionary assassinated by British forces The Irish god of love and youth An orphaned boy living in Victorian Dublin 20 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABBACDDE ABACDEDF ABABAB ABCBDEFE 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 speaker's perseverance in the face of adversity 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 23 Which of the following is a motif in this work? Acorns Apples Oranges Ivy 24 In what year was this work published? 1906 2003 1897 1881 25 In which collection did this work first appear? Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry The Wind Among the Reeds Sailing to Byzantium The Tower
