1 The phrase "moth-like stars" is an instance of what? Simile Metonymy Synecdoche Metaphor 2 This poem is representative of which movement? Postmodernism The New York School The Irish Literary Revival First-generation Romanticism 3 The phrase "a fire was in my head" is a metaphor meaning what? That the speaker is feeling stupid That the speaker is full of brilliant ideas That the speaker is angry That the speaker is feeling emotional and passionate 4 What is the poem's meter? Iambic tetrameter Anapestic tetrameter Anapestic pentameter Iambic pentameter 5 Yeats compares the stars to which of the following? Moths Berries Lanterns Scales 6 How many stanzas are in the poem? 3 2 1 4 7 Which sound produces assonance in the phrase "kiss her lips"? S E I K 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? Despairing Didactic Exhausted Hopeful 10 Which of the following is NOT associated with Aengus? Love Youth Poetry War 11 Which of the following is not a major theme of this work? Aging Love Childhood Nature 12 What does fire most clearly symbolize in this work? Home Danger War Passion 13 Which line contains alliterative G sounds? "And pluck till time and times are done" "And cut and peeled a hazel wand" "I went to blow the fire a-flame" "It had become a glimmering girl" 14 How long are the poem's stanzas? Six lines (sestets) Two lines (couplets) Four lines (quatrains) Eight lines (octaves) 15 Which of the following describes the poem's mood? Cozy Witty Glamorous Dreamlike 16 Which is an instance of irony? The way that the forest is a site of magical events The fact that readers know the woman will disappear before Aengus notices it 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? "Because a fire was in my head" "And when white moths were on the wing" "Through hollow lands and hilly lands" "With apple blossom in her hair" 18 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia? Dappled Peeled Rustled Trout 19 Who is the poem's speaker? The Irish god of love and youth An Irish revolutionary assassinated by British forces 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? ABCBDEFE ABABAB ABACDEDF ABBACDDE 21 Where is the poem set? Ireland, in a mythical past The Tower of London A modern Irish city A ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean 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? Oranges Ivy Apples Acorns 24 In what year was this work published? 1897 1906 2003 1881 25 In which collection did this work first appear? Sailing to Byzantium Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry The Tower The Wind Among the Reeds
