1 Which of the following is an instance of metaphor? "Tell me how old I am" The poem contains no metaphors "I start for a second" "bird-calls / dribble" 2 How many stanzas are in this poem? 6 9 4 8 3 The phrase "fly their kites" contains which of the following? Verbal irony Alliteration Sibilance Assonance 4 What does "staggeringly" mean in this context? In a stumbling manner Drunkenly With emphatic movements Unbelievably 5 What types of stanzas make up this poem? Couplets Quatrains Tercets Sestets 6 What does "sift" most closely mean here? Fall Dirty Split Sicken 7 What does "blench" mean? Crush Belch Flinch Fall 8 Which of the following is a refrain? "Tell me how old I am." "The claws are lost somewhere." "Nobody tells me anything." "I am growing deaf." 9 Which best describes the extended metaphor of the mountain enviroment? It is a quiet, pastoral place representing the paired tranquility and boredom of age It is a paradisal space representing heaven It is a harsh, strange landscape representing old age It is a dangerous landscape representing illness and death 10 The phrase "Nobody tells me anything" is an instance of which of the following? Understatement Simile Personification Hyperbole 11 Which poetic form does "The Mountain" resemble? The villanelle The sestina The haiku The sonnet 12 In what year was "The Mountain" first published? 1884 1928 1996 1952 13 The phrase "like cotton in my ears" is an instance of which of the following? Personification Simile Metonymy Metaphor 14 What does "impenetrable" mean? Incapable of thought Impossible to contain Impossible to get through Intimidatingly beautiful 15 Where does the speaker live? Brazil This isn't stated in the poem Massachusetts London 16 What does "clambering" mean? Struggling Cooking Climbing Confusing 17 Which of the following is NOT an example of personification? "An open book confronts me" "the valleys stuff/impenetrable mists" "They say it is my fault" "stars go fly their kites." 18 Who is the poem's speaker? An older man looking back on his life A young woman imagining her old age A young man addressing his beloved An unidentified elderly person 19 Which best describes the poem's major conflict? It is the speaker's argument with her daughter about living together It is the speaker's attempt to reach the top of the mountain It is the speaker's struggle to maintain dignity and comfort in old age It is the speaker's discussion with her past self as she grows old 20 In which magazine did this poem first appear? Poetry Time The Paris Review The New Yorker 21 What does "demarcation" mean? Tarnish Division Vacation Disagreement 22 The phrase "deepest demarcation" is an instance of which of the following? End rhyme Alliteration Assonance Onomatopoeia 23 Which of the following best describes this poem's tone? Resigned Jolly Serene Anxious 24 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABABAB CDCDCD EF It has no regular rhyme scheme AABB CCDD ABADACAD 25 What is the poem's meter? Iambic hexameter Spondaic monometer Though the poem has rhythmic patterns, it has no regular meter Iambic pentameter