1 The phrase "moth-like stars" is an instance of what? Metaphor Synecdoche Metonymy Simile 2 This poem is representative of which movement? The Irish Literary Revival First-generation Romanticism Postmodernism The New York School 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 feeling stupid That the speaker is angry That the speaker is full of brilliant ideas 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? Moths Lanterns Scales Berries 6 How many stanzas are in the poem? 4 3 1 2 7 Which sound produces assonance in the phrase "kiss her lips"? E I S K 8 The phrase "The golden apples of the sun" is an instance of what? Personification Metaphor Understatement Simile 9 Which best describes the poem's tone? Despairing Didactic Hopeful Exhausted 10 Which of the following is NOT associated with Aengus? Poetry Love War Youth 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? Home Danger Passion War 13 Which line contains alliterative G sounds? "It had become a glimmering girl" "And cut and peeled a hazel wand" "I went to blow the fire a-flame" "And pluck till time and times are done" 14 How long are the poem's stanzas? Two lines (couplets) Four lines (quatrains) Six lines (sestets) Eight lines (octaves) 15 Which of the following describes the poem's mood? Dreamlike Cozy Witty Glamorous 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" "Because a fire was in my head" "With apple blossom in her hair" "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? 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? ABCBDEFE ABACDEDF ABABAB ABBACDDE 21 Where is the poem set? A modern Irish city Ireland, in a mythical past A ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean The Tower of London 22 Which is an example of hyperbole? The repeated evocation of the natural world The speaker's perseverance in the face of adversity 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? Oranges Apples Ivy Acorns 24 In what year was this work published? 1881 1897 2003 1906 25 In which collection did this work first appear? The Wind Among the Reeds Sailing to Byzantium The Tower Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry
