1 When was the poem published? 1841 1846 1851 1856 2 When does the poem take place? During spring During winter During summer During autumn 3 What kind of stanzas is the poem made up of? Octaves Couplets Quatrains Sextets 4 Where is the speaker standing at the beginning? At the top of green hills Her lover's grave By a sea shore On mountains 5 How many years have passed since the speaker's lover died? Twelve Two Five Fifteen 6 What does the speaker mean in the line "No later light has lightened up my heaven"? That she has never found love again That she lives in a region with cloudy weather That she has never felt as happy as she was when her lover was alive That the winter is particularly brutal 7 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABBA ABAB ABCB Free verse 8 What is the genre of the poem? Acrostic Villanelle Elegy Pastoral 9 What best describes the tone of the poem? Understated Mournful Sunny Dry 10 Who wrote the poem "O Captain! My Captain!"? Herman Melville Walt Whitman William Carlos Williams Ralph Waldo Emerson 11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "While the world's tide is bearing me along;" "Strengthened, and fed without the aid of joy." "Other desires and other hopes beset me," "Once drinking deep of that divinest anguish," 12 What is the speaker struggling with in the poem? Deciding whether or not she will remarry Making an arduous trek across the mountain Overcoming a lengthy illness Moving on from the memory of her dead lover 13 Who wrote the poem "For the Union Dead"? Elizabeth Bishop Nathaniel Hawthorne Robert Lowell Henry David Thoreau 14 Who is the speaker of the poem? A woman who is grieving her dead lover A recently married bride A priestess A young mother 15 How many stanzas does the poem contain? Eight Nine Six Five 16 What line underscores the pain the speaker experiences in remembering? "Dare not indulge in memory's rapturous pain" "Down to that tomb already more than mine" "Sweet Love of youth, forgive, if I forget thee" "All my life's bliss from thy dear life was given" 17 What does the speaker refer to when she says "While the world's tide is bearing me along"? The way time has lessened the weight of her grief The way the world has not given her a moment's rest The demands the world has made on her life How time has passed quickly in for her 18 What novel is Brontë well-known for writing? Jane Eyre Middlemarch Agnes Gray Wuthering Heights 19 What were Brontë's sisters' names? Cristine and Clarissa Anne and Charlotte Elizabeth and Mary Jane and Margaret 20 Which of the following is NOT a theme in the poem? Marriage Time Death Closure 21 Which of the following is a symbol in the poem? A grave A rose A golden ring A lightning bolt 22 What is the meaning of the word "rapturous" in the poem? Anxious Enthusiastic Dreary Dour 23 What is the speaker referencing in the line "Cold in the earth—and fifteen wild Decembers"? The snowfall of that year The coldest winter of her lifetime Her age The number of years her beloved has been dead 24 What is the meaning of the word "dreary" in the poem? Nervous Uplifting Depressing Ecstatic 25 What is the antagonizing force in the poem? Anxiety Loss Love Marriage