won’t you celebrate with me Quizzes

won't you celebrate with me Quiz

1 When was this poem written?
1993

1951

1903

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

Coming of age

Artistic expression

Human-animal relationships
3 In which collection did this work first appear?
Generations: A Memoir

Two-Headed Woman

Book of Light

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

Simile

Foreshadowing

Dramatic irony
5 Which of the following does NOT describe the poem's tone?
Dismissive

Imploring

Thoughtful

Joyful
6 What does the phrase "born in babylon" imply?
That the speaker was born into a thriving culture

That the speaker was born in the Middle East

That the speaker is religious

That the speaker was born in exile
7 Which is an instance of irony in the poem?
The addressee knows that the speaker will not be able to celebrate, but the speaker does not know

The speaker unexpectedly describes survival as a reason to celebrate

The speaker unexpectedly wants the addressee to celebrate despite their long-standing conflict

The speaker's invitation to celebrate is sarcastic
8 The phrase "some kind of life" is an example of what?
Rhetorical question

Hyperbole

Simile

Understatement
9 How many stanzas are in the poem?
One

Seven

Four

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

Alliteration

Rhetorical question

Allusion
11 What do we definitely know about the speaker's identities?
She is a biracial woman

She is a black woman

She is a woman and is not white

She is a gay woman who is not white
12 How does the theme of racism appear in the poem?
The speaker references the way that she has survived an onslaught of racism

The work does not touch on racism

The poem is a description of a Civil Rights march

The speaker expresses racist ideas
13 Which poet worked closely with Lucille Clifton?
Emily Dickinson

Langston Hughes

John Keats

Natasha Tretheway
14 Which of the following devices is NOT prominent in this work?
Allusion

Slant rhyme

Onomatopoeia

Rhetorical question
15 Which of the following sections of the bible is alluded to in this work?
The Book of Exodus

The Book of Luke

The Book of Psalms

The Book of Revelations
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 energized but becomes exhausted

She does not change over the course of the poem

She begins uncertain and timid but appears to gain confidence
17 Which Romantic poet is subtly quoted in this poem?
William Blake

John Keats

Lord Byron

William Wordsworth
18 When did Lucille Clifton live?
1968-present

1910-2001

1871-1913

1936-2010
19 Which part of the poem uses personification?
Line 8

Lines 3-5

Lines 13-14

Lines 21-26
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 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

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
22 What concept does "clay" represent?
Artistic labor

Earthly, bodily existence

Poverty

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

Synecdoche

Alliteration

Assonance
24 What is the poem's implied setting?
Ancient Egypt

Outer Space

Japan

The United States
25 Which of the following is the poem's major conflict?
The fight between the speaker and her son

The speaker's attempt to gain favor with powerful people

The speaker's journey to artistic fulfillment

The speaker's battle to survive in an unjust world

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