1 What season does this poem take place in? Spring Summer Fall Winter 2 What constellation do the speaker and her partner notice? Hydra Orion Centaurus Ursa Major 3 What does the speaker say her mouth is full of? dust stars ash sea 4 What makes the sound of "thunder" in the poem? the supernova the bending trees the speaker's voice rolling trash cans 5 "Look, we are not _________ things" unremarkable these terrified unspectacular these vulnerable 6 "I wish to reclaim _______" my birthright our skyline the rising what's forgotten 7 "Man, we should really learn _______" some new constellations the needs of those around us the names of these trees more about Kentucky 8 Which of the following does the speaker NOT say she wants to lean towards/into? the spotlight of streetlight how we were born our synapses and flesh what's larger in us 9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to? winter's icy hand the dust of stars the arrows we make the rising tides 10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem? confined to inspiring blissful to frightened betrayed to angry mournful to relaxed 11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for? equal representation recognition and prestige the safety of others and earth better homes 12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world? defiant selfish fearless loving 13 What type of sentence dominates the second half of the poem? Persuasive Interrogative Exclamatory Declarative 14 What poetic technique does Limón use very rarely at the beginning of the poem, and more towards the end? Enjambment Rhyme Visual imagery Personification 15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to? dogs spiders horses raccoons 16 Which of the following causes does the speaker seem to advocate for in the poem? Religious freedom Environmental justice Education reform Gun control 17 Which of the following boundaries is Ada Limón NOT exploring prominently in this poem? The mundane and the transcendent The mechanical and the organic The domestic and the outside world The terrestrial and the celestial 18 How many stanzas does this poem have? 28 1 15 None 19 What is this poem's meter? Iambic pentameter Dactylic hexameter Free verse Trochaic trimeter 20 In what book did this poem appear? Bright Dead Things The Carrying Lucky Wreck Sharks in the Rivers 21 Where was this poem first published? Instagram Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets The Smithsonian Magazine In a book 22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem? the reader the poet's dog Orion the poet's husband 23 What is Ada Limón's full-time occupation, outside of writing? Professor Horse racing Politician None 24 Which of the following positions did Ada Limón take up in 2022? Presidential Poet U.S. Poet Laureate Professor Emerita Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine 25 Which of the following is true about stars? That we are seeing light from the past when we look at stars That the stars we see have existed forever That our bodies will one day all turn into stars That all the stars in our sky are already dead