1 The phrase "moth-like stars" is an instance of what? Metonymy Synecdoche Simile Metaphor 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 tetrameter Iambic pentameter Anapestic pentameter 5 Yeats compares the stars to which of the following? Scales Lanterns Moths Berries 6 How many stanzas are in the poem? 1 4 2 3 7 Which sound produces assonance in the phrase "kiss her lips"? E I K S 8 The phrase "The golden apples of the sun" is an instance of what? Personification Metaphor Simile Understatement 9 Which best describes the poem's tone? Despairing Exhausted Hopeful Didactic 10 Which of the following is NOT associated with Aengus? Youth War Poetry Love 11 Which of the following is not a major theme of this work? Nature Love Childhood Aging 12 What does fire most clearly symbolize in this work? Home War Danger Passion 13 Which line contains alliterative G sounds? "And pluck till time and times are done" "It had become a glimmering girl" "And cut and peeled a hazel wand" "I went to blow the fire a-flame" 14 How long are the poem's stanzas? Two lines (couplets) Eight lines (octaves) Four lines (quatrains) Six lines (sestets) 15 Which of the following describes the poem's mood? Glamorous Dreamlike Witty Cozy 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? "Because a fire was in my head" "Through hollow lands and hilly lands" "And when white moths were on the wing" "With apple blossom in her hair" 18 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia? Peeled Trout Rustled Dappled 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? Ireland, in a mythical past The Tower of London A ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean A modern Irish city 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 speaker's ease in using natural materials to make the fishing pole The repeated evocation of the natural world 23 Which of the following is a motif in this work? Ivy Oranges Apples Acorns 24 In what year was this work published? 1906 1881 1897 2003 25 In which collection did this work first appear? Sailing to Byzantium The Wind Among the Reeds The Tower Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry
