1 Which device is most prominent in this poem? Apostrophe Rhyme Synecdoche Hyperbole 2 Fill in the blank: "The _____ Are fragile and motionless" soldiers trees blossoms children 3 How many stanzas are in the poem? 2 7 5 4 4 Who is the poem's speaker? An army officer A prison inmate A doctor A university student 5 What is the poem's meter throughout? There is no consistent meter Dactylic monometer Iambic pentameter Trochaic dimeter 6 Fill in the blank: "it is perfectly easy / If you have any strength in your _____" arm back mind thumb 7 Which of these lines includes simile? "This is the safety-catch, which is always released" "Japonica / Glistens like coral in all of the neighboring gardens." "You can do it quite easy / If you have any strength in your thumb." "And this / Is the upper sling swivel, whose use you will see" 8 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "And please do not let me / See anyone using his finger." "And this Is the upper sling swivel, / whose use you will see" "we call this / Easing the spring." "For today we have the naming of the parts" 9 Which of the following does the poem juxtapose? Safety and adventure City life and the rustic War and nature Industry and agriculture 10 Fill in the blank: "And please do not let me / See anyone using his _____." phone finger rifle brain 11 Who is the speaker's implicitly evoked audience? A couple on their wedding day A classroom of children A family of orphans A group of soldiers 12 Which device appears in the sentence "The blossoms / Are fragile and motionless, never letting anyone see / Any of them using their finger." Personification Understatement Anaphora Simile 13 Which word is an example of onomatopoeia in the poem? Flick Bolt Thumb Glistens 14 Which of the following is NOT one of this poem's themes? Childhood War Nature Sexuality 15 Which of the following objects is personified in this poem? Branches Guns Japonica Fingers 16 What kind of stanzas does this poem have? Couplets Sextets Octets Quatrains 17 This can best be described as which of the following? An anti-war poem A nationalistic poem An acrostic An elegy 18 Which of the following is a symbol in this poem? The officer The stars The gun The lower swing swivel 19 What object does the poem center around? A hair dryer A fur coat A gun A car 20 Fill in the blank: "They call it easing the _____." day passage Spring pain 21 Which historical event does this poem allude to? The Vietnam War World War I The Falklands War World War II 22 Fill in the blank: "Today we have _____ / Yesterday, We had daily cleaning." an important task what to do after firing review of the weapon naming of parts 23 Where does this poem most likely take place? Germany Japan Algeria France 24 Which word is most clearly used in this poem to create a pun? Breech Bees Spring Parts 25 Fill in the blank: "And this / Is the upper sling swivel, whose use you will see, / When you are given your _____" slings jobs tools guns