1 The phrase "moth-like stars" is an instance of what? Metaphor Simile Metonymy Synecdoche 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 emotional and passionate That the speaker is angry That the speaker is full of brilliant ideas That the speaker is feeling stupid 4 What is the poem's meter? Iambic tetrameter Anapestic pentameter Iambic pentameter Anapestic tetrameter 5 Yeats compares the stars to which of the following? Scales Berries Moths Lanterns 6 How many stanzas are in the poem? 1 2 4 3 7 Which sound produces assonance in the phrase "kiss her lips"? K I S E 8 The phrase "The golden apples of the sun" is an instance of what? Understatement Personification Metaphor Simile 9 Which best describes the poem's tone? Hopeful Despairing Exhausted Didactic 10 Which of the following is NOT associated with Aengus? War Love Poetry Youth 11 Which of the following is not a major theme of this work? Childhood Nature Aging Love 12 What does fire most clearly symbolize in this work? War Passion Home Danger 13 Which line contains alliterative G sounds? "And cut and peeled a hazel wand" "And pluck till time and times are done" "It had become a glimmering girl" "I went to blow the fire a-flame" 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? Cozy Glamorous Dreamlike Witty 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" "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 Trout Peeled 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? ABACDEDF ABCBDEFE ABABAB ABBACDDE 21 Where is the poem set? The Tower of London Ireland, in a mythical past A modern Irish city A ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean 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? Acorns Ivy Apples Oranges 24 In what year was this work published? 1881 1906 1897 2003 25 In which collection did this work first appear? Sailing to Byzantium The Tower The Wind Among the Reeds Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry