1 During what century did John Clare write the majority of his poems? Eighteenth Twentieth Nineteenth Seventeenth 2 What literary movement was John Clare a part of? Modernist Gothic Classical Romantic 3 Which of the following is Clare's poetry NOT known for? Attention to detail Fantasy elements Simplicity of style Melancholy tone 4 Who were John Clare's parents? Poor farmers Middle-class professionals Aristocrats Factory workers 5 "The Yellowhammer's Nest" is a representative of what era of Clare's career? Late career Early career Childhood writings Mid-career 6 In what collection did Clare publish "The Yellowhammer's Nest"? His first collection His final collection His second collection He never published the poem 7 What is a yellowhammer? Another word for yellowjacket A type of songbird A brightly colored tool Slang for any singing bird 8 Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between speaker and reader in "The Yellowhammer's Nest"? Tense Rivalry Distant Intimate 9 What is the tense at the beginning of the poem? Past tense Future tense Unclear Present tense 10 What is ecology? The classification of biological creatures The study of biological creatures The study of the importance of environmental factors The study of biological relationships 11 Which of the following best characterizes Clare's portrayal of natural creatures? He portrays them as beautiful decorations in the countryside He portrays them as pests who steal the harvest He portrays them as intrinsically better than humans He instills them with the same emotional depth as humans 12 Which of the following is NOT an example of Clare paying unusual attention to detail? Its husk seeds tall and high—'tis rudely planned Five eggs, pen-scribbled o'er with ink their shells 'Tis scarcely deep enough a bee to drown, A happy home of sunshine, flowers and streams. 13 What is ironic about the beginning of the poem? The speaker characterizes the stream as harmless by saying what it could harm The speaker invites his companion to see the nest, even though his companion only wants to harvest berries The yellowhammer flies off to protect itself from the cowboy, which actually allows the snake to destroy its nest The speaker feels close to the yellowhammer, even though he ends up destroying its nest 14 Which of the following is NOT a central theme of "The Yellowhammer's Nest"? The importance of friendship The inescapability of death Nature's capacity as a poet The importance of little things 15 How does Clare depict the snake's attack on the nest? As just part of the circle of life As a tragedy As a victory for the snake As an example of the yellowhammer's weakness 16 What is Castalay? A spring frequented by nymphs in Greek mythology Clare's childhood home The home of the muses in Greek mythology A famous forest in Britain 17 What does Clare's allusion to Parnassus imply? The yellowhammer's partner is a poor singer The yellowhammer's partner is the real poet The yellowhammer's partner is a fantasy The yellowhammer's partner is her muse 18 Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between the speaker and the yellowhammer? The speaker sees himself and the yellowhammer as having different but complimentary strengths The speaker stoops to the yellowhammer's level and sees the world from her perspective The speaker sees himself as better than the yellowhammer, even though she is really more wise The speaker admires the yellowhammer's beauty but scorns her weakness 19 Which line most closely parallels "A happy home of sunshine, flowers and streams"? And mournful hath the little warblers sung Most poet-like where brooks and flowery weeds Leaving a houseless home, a ruined nest— Yet in the sweetest places cometh ill, 20 Which of the following is NOT true of the snake attack as Clare describes it? It is all-consuming It is a possibility It has already happened It is a tragedy 21 Thinking about "The Yellowhammer's Nest" as a whole, which of the following best describes its mood? Bittersweet Disinterested Tragic Cheerful 22 What is the meter of "The Yellowhammer's Nest"? Trochaic pentameter (each line is made up of five pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Iambic tetrameter (each line is made up of four pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Iambic pentameter (each line is made up of five pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Trochaic tetrameter (each line is made up of four pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) 23 What is the rhyme scheme of "The Yellowhammer's Nest?" ABAB ABABCDCC No fixed rhyme scheme ABACBCDD 24 Which of the following contains a metaphor? And like as though the plague became a guest, When such like woes hath rent its little breast. And that old molehill like as Parnass' hill Five eggs, pen-scribbled o'er with ink their shells 25 Which of the following is an example of allusion? And like as though the plague became a guest, 'Tis scarcely deep enough a bee to drown, And that old molehill like as Parnass' hill Leaving a houseless home, a ruined nest—