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