1 Which of the following is not true about the speaker? In speaking about her own situation, a woman connects to all of humanity A woman addresses her partner A woman ponders the creation of life from the intimate sexual act until the labor of birth The speaker is definitely Wright herself 2 What is the poem's meter? Free Verse Iambic pentameter Blank Verse Iambic tetrameter 3 What is an iamb? A type of meat that is considered a delicacy in Australia A metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable A metrical foot consisting of an stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable A metrical foot consisting of an stressed syllable followed by another stressed syllable 4 What is tetrameter? A verse of six measures A verse of three measures A verse of four measures A verse of five measures 5 Which is an example of sibilance? This is no child with a child's face; silent and swift and deep from sight This is the maker and the made; This is our hunter and our chase, 6 What is sibilance? Repetition of "s" sounds The process of divination Repetition of "m" sounds The sound a goat makes 7 Define "resurrection" Another word for death Lazarus The revitalization or revival of something Jesus's teachings 8 Which is an example of anaphora in the poem? This is The Maker Shapeless Strength 9 Who is the third that lays in the couple's embrace? A ghost Another lover The couple's child Their guilt 10 Which of the following is not used to represent the creation of life? the maker and the made; the strength that my arm knows the question and reply; our hunter and our chase 11 Which is not a theme in the poem? Unity Collective Experience Natural Course of Life Grief 12 How many stanzas are in the poem? Five Three Four Six 13 What is suggested by the title? The speaker is a female deity The speaker is angry at her partner The male speaker imagines what it is like to be female There exists a collective human experience 14 What does light represent in the poem? Being overwhelmed Blindness Evil Being in the world 15 What does the poem simultaneously refer to? Anger and forgiveness Being single and being a parent The sexual act and the period of gestation Love and hate 16 What is significant about the metaphor concerning the blood's wild tree and the intricate and folded rose? Roses do not come from trees It is beautiful but has no meaning There is no significance It naturalizes the creation of life 17 Which line suggests an ignorance involved in creating life? yet you and I have known it well. the arc of flesh that is my breast, the blind head butting at the dark, foresees the unimagined light. 18 What is significant about mentioning the man's strength and the arc of the woman's flesh? There is no significance It grounds the creation of life inside human anatomy and physiology It negatively compares the couple's bodies It inserts a divine quality into the creation of life 19 Which line implies some danger in life? This is our hunter and our chase, the selfless, shapeless seed I hold, the precise crystals of our eyes. This is no child with a child's face; 20 What does the last line do in the poem? Focus on holding the baby Complains to the addressee Suggest the cycle of generations by implying the speaker will one day be a grandmother Shifts the focus, voice, and tone 21 In the beginning of the poem, is the baby already developed? The baby is born Yes The baby does not exist No 22 Which description best contributes to a sense of tessellation in the poem? the precise crystals of our eyes. This is our hunter and our chase, This is no child with a child's face; foresees the unimagined light. 23 What is "the blade" suggestive of? Safety Weaponry Pain, danger, walking a thin line Self-defence 24 Who is being addressed in the poem? The speaker's child The speaker's partner, and the reader (all of humanity) Just the speaker's partner God 25 Which line best infuses a divine quality into the creation of life? the selfless, shapeless seed I hold, he blind head butting at the dark, this has no name to name it by; This is the maker and the made;
