won’t you celebrate with me Quizzes

won't you celebrate with me Quiz

1 When was this poem written?
1951

1993

1928

1903
2 What is a major theme of this poem?
Artistic expression

Race and gender

Human-animal relationships

Coming of age
3 In which collection did this work first appear?
Blessing the Boats

Two-Headed Woman

Book of Light

Generations: A Memoir
4 Which of the following devices is most prominent in this work?
Dramatic irony

Simile

Foreshadowing

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

Imploring

Joyful

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

That the speaker is religious

That the speaker was born in exile

That the speaker was born in the Middle East
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 wants the addressee to celebrate despite their long-standing conflict

The speaker unexpectedly describes survival as a reason to celebrate

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

Hyperbole

Rhetorical question

Understatement
9 How many stanzas are in the poem?
One

Two

Seven

Four
10 Which of the following devices appears in the poem's title?
Alliteration

Rhetorical question

Allusion

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

She is a gay woman who is not white

She is a woman and is not white

She is a biracial woman
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 speaker expresses racist ideas

The poem is a description of a Civil Rights march
13 Which poet worked closely with Lucille Clifton?
Emily Dickinson

John Keats

Natasha Tretheway

Langston Hughes
14 Which of the following devices is NOT prominent in this work?
Allusion

Onomatopoeia

Slant rhyme

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

The Book of Luke

The Book of Revelations

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 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?
John Keats

Lord Byron

William Wordsworth

William Blake
18 When did Lucille Clifton live?
1910-2001

1871-1913

1936-2010

1968-present
19 Which part of the poem uses personification?
Lines 3-5

Lines 13-14

Lines 21-26

Line 8
20 Which of the following is true of the poem?
It contains no speaker

It contains no images

It contains no punctuation

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

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
22 What concept does "clay" represent?
Poverty

Earthly, bodily existence

Artistic labor

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

Assonance

Alliteration

Metonymy
24 What is the poem's implied setting?
Japan

Ancient Egypt

The United States

Outer Space
25 Which of the following is the poem's major conflict?
The speaker's attempt to gain favor with powerful people

The fight between the speaker and her son

The speaker's journey to artistic fulfillment

The speaker's battle to survive in an unjust world

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