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