1 When was the poem published? 1921 1931 1964 1912 2 How long is the poem? 25 lines 15 lines 29 lines 32 lines 3 What is the main theme of the poem? Rebirth Loss Natural beauty Coping 4 Where is the poem set? In the speaker's backyard In a forest In a field of flowers In a meadow 5 Who is the speaker? A recently widowed woman A man who has lost his father A plum tree A dying man 6 Why does springtime make the speaker feel sadness? Because it reminds her of her husband Because she gets terrible allergies Because she prefers autumn Because she didn't have time to plant her garden 7 What is the tone of the poem? Upbeat and cheery Dull and monotone Mournful and elegiac Cynical and sarcastic 8 Which of the following is NOT an image in the poem? Plum tree An apple orchard White flowers Grass 9 What is the poem's form? Free verse Sonnet Rhyme royal Haiku 10 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "at the edge of the heavy woods" "I lived with my husband." "The plumtree is white today" "flames as it has flamed" 11 Which movement was Williams associated with? Imagism Impressionism Romanticism Surrealism 12 What is the poem's genre? War epic Ekphrastic poetry Love sonnet Nature poetry 13 When does the climax occur? When the speaker talks to to her son When the speaker remembers her husband When the speaker sees the blossoming tree in her yard When the speaker imagines collapsing into white flowers 14 In "The morns are meeker than they were," what season did Emily Dickinson recontextualize? Spring Winter Autumn Summer 15 Which of the following lines contains foreshadowing? "and fall into those flowers" "Sorrow is my own yard" "load the cherry branches" "The plumtree is white today" 16 Which season is William Shakespeare reframing in Sonnet 98? Summer Autumn Spring Winter 17 Which technique does Williams use throughout the poem? Enjambment Extended metaphor Anaphora Unconventional capitalization 18 Which theatrical construct is the poem trying to imitate? Stichomythia Soliloquy Monologue Chorus 19 What do the white flowers at the end of the poem symbolize? The speaker's grief The grace of nature The speaker's acceptance of circumstance The memories of the speaker's happy marriage 20 Why does Williams choose to set a poem about death in springtime? To show how spring is falsely framed in Victorian poetry To show how loss changes the meaning of images and events To parallel spring with winter To show spring's hidden sadness 21 What was Williams's style typically characterized as? Direct Indulgent Dense Flowery 22 How long was the speaker married? Twenty-five years Thirty-five years Fifteen years Five years 23 Who told the speaker about the white flowers in the meadow? The speaker's husband The speaker's neighbor The speaker's son The speaker's mother 24 What does the speaker imagine doing at the end of the poem? Chopping down her plum tree Going to a meadow with her husband Mowing the lawn Falling into a soft bed of white flowers 25 What does the word "marsh" mean? A preserve for birdwatching A swamp with alligators The shore of a beach A muddy wetland
