won’t you celebrate with me Quizzes

won't you celebrate with me Quiz

1 When was this poem written?
1903

1951

1993

1928
2 What is a major theme of this poem?
Race and gender

Human-animal relationships

Coming of age

Artistic expression
3 In which collection did this work first appear?
Book of Light

Two-Headed Woman

Generations: A Memoir

Blessing the Boats
4 Which of the following devices is most prominent in this work?
Dramatic irony

Foreshadowing

Apostrophe

Simile
5 Which of the following does NOT describe the poem's tone?
Thoughtful

Dismissive

Imploring

Joyful
6 What does the phrase "born in babylon" imply?
That the speaker was born in exile

That the speaker was born into a thriving culture

That the speaker was born in the Middle East

That the speaker is religious
7 Which is an instance of irony in the poem?
The speaker unexpectedly describes survival as a reason to celebrate

The addressee knows that the speaker will not be able to celebrate, but the speaker does not know

The speaker's invitation to celebrate is sarcastic

The speaker unexpectedly wants the addressee to celebrate despite their long-standing conflict
8 The phrase "some kind of life" is an example of what?
Simile

Understatement

Hyperbole

Rhetorical question
9 How many stanzas are in the poem?
One

Four

Seven

Two
10 Which of the following devices appears in the poem's title?
Allusion

Alliteration

Metaphor

Rhetorical question
11 What do we definitely know about the speaker's identities?
She is a woman and is not white

She is a black woman

She is a biracial woman

She is a gay woman who is not white
12 How does the theme of racism appear in the poem?
The work does not touch on racism

The speaker expresses racist ideas

The poem is a description of a Civil Rights march

The speaker references the way that she has survived an onslaught of racism
13 Which poet worked closely with Lucille Clifton?
Langston Hughes

Emily Dickinson

Natasha Tretheway

John Keats
14 Which of the following devices is NOT prominent in this work?
Rhetorical question

Allusion

Onomatopoeia

Slant rhyme
15 Which of the following sections of the bible is alluded to in this work?
The Book of Luke

The Book of Revelations

The Book of Psalms

The Book of Exodus
16 Which best describes the speaker's evolution over the course of the poem?
She is initially unhappy but becomes content when the addressee agrees to celebrate

She begins uncertain and timid but appears to gain confidence

She begins energized but becomes exhausted

She does not change over the course of the poem
17 Which Romantic poet is subtly quoted in this poem?
Lord Byron

William Blake

William Wordsworth

John Keats
18 When did Lucille Clifton live?
1871-1913

1910-2001

1968-present

1936-2010
19 Which part of the poem uses personification?
Lines 21-26

Line 8

Lines 3-5

Lines 13-14
20 Which of the following is true of the poem?
It contains no images

It contains no punctuation

It contains no speaker

It contains no capital letters
21 Which best describes the theme of survival in this work?
The speaker is scornful of those who cannot survive in difficult times, since she can

The speaker wants to celebrate the fact that she has survived against the odds

The speaker is upset that she has been able to survive rather than thrive

The speaker explains that she will sacrifice herself for the survival of her loved ones
22 What concept does "clay" represent?
Family

Earthly, bodily existence

Poverty

Artistic labor
23 The phrase "born in babylon" contains which of the following?
Metonymy

Synecdoche

Alliteration

Assonance
24 What is the poem's implied setting?
The United States

Outer Space

Ancient Egypt

Japan
25 Which of the following is the poem's major conflict?
The speaker's journey to artistic fulfillment

The fight between the speaker and her son

The speaker's attempt to gain favor with powerful people

The speaker's battle to survive in an unjust world

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