1 What does the word "Unquiet" mean in the poem? Lively Bold Loud Restless 2 What is this poem's meter? Trochaic Pentameter Iambic Pentameter Dactylic Pentameter Anapestic Pentameter 3 What does "open-handed" mean in the poem's context? Generous Helpless Transparent Poor 4 What does the word "insult" most closely mean in the poem's context? Abuse Defamation Rude statement Retort 5 Which of the following phrases does not feature assonance? "insult heaped upon him" "when the day is spent" "foul mouth" "given their children's children" 6 A description of houses as "gaunt" uses which device? Understatement Personification Apostrophe Simile 7 Who is the speaker? A gravedigger An unidentified Dubliner Charles Parnell A gallerist 8 Which historical person does the Shade represent? Charles Parnell James Joyce William Gladstone Maud Gonne 9 Which of the following lines breaks the poem's typical meter? The pack upon him. And the gaunt houses put on majesty: Whether to look upon your monument And gather the Glasnevin coverlet 10 What is the meaning of the word "Shade" as used in this poem? Awning Curtain Sunglasses Ghost 11 The poem as a whole is centered around which device? Zeugma End rhyme Apostrophe Anaphora 12 In which city is the poem set? London Manchester Dublin Belfast 13 What does the word "gaunt" mean? Angry Ghostly Luxurious Skinny 14 What does the word "flit" mean? Gossip Lie Move quickly Wonder 15 Which sounds create alliteration in the line "gather the Glasnevin coverlet"? L N G T 16 What does the word "lofty" mean? Tall High-minded Wealthy Snobbish 17 Which of the following describes the poem's tone? Wondering Exhilarated Patient Pitying 18 Which literary device appears in the phrase "Sweeter emotion, working in their veins/Like gentle blood." Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Foreshadowing Simile 19 What does the word "serving" mean in the poem's context? Amount Helpful Crowd-pleasing Selfish 20 What does the word "Glasnevin" refer to? A mythological character A cemetery A political party A holiday 21 Who is/are the poem's protagonist(s)? Yeats Parnell and Lane Dublin's middle class The speaker 22 Which of the following rhyme schemes does the poem follow? ABACDC AABBCC ABBACDDC ABBCDD 23 Which of the following lines is an instance of understatement? "For they are at their old tricks yet." "Away, away! You are safer in the tomb." "And the gaunt houses put on majesty:" "About your head till the dust stops your ear," 24 The poem's final line, in which death is described as safer than life, features which of the following? Dramatic irony Verbal irony Situational irony The line is not ironic 25 What does the word "monument" mean? Public Sculpture Crown Castle Autobiography
