1 Who was John Oldham? An explorer A politician A writer A painter 2 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABB ABB AABBCCDD AB AB AB ABAB BCBC 3 Which meter is used in this poem? Dactylic dimeter Iambic hexameter Trochaic pentameter Iambic pentameter 4 What does the word "ally'd" mean in this poem's context? Peaceful United Supportive Identical 5 What is a lyre? A graveyard plot A person who routinely lies A string instrument A country estate 6 Which word is used as a metonymy in "To The Memory of Mr. Oldham"? Farewell Abhorr'd Tongue Ivy 7 What does the word "numbers" mean in this particular context? Mathematics Poetic meter Navigation Musical notes 8 Who is the poem's speaker? An unnamed young boy Nisus Mr. Oldham John Dryden 9 The allusion to Nisus is drawn from which source? The Aeneid Hamlet Aristotle's Poetics The Canterbury Tales 10 What do ivy and laurels indicate in this work? The vengeance of nature Bookish intelligence A strong legacy A rural lifestyle 11 What does "mould" mean in the poem? A container used to shape liquids An interior design element used in homes A type of growth found in rotting materials A popular 18th-century dish 12 What, according to the speaker, might have happened to Oldham's poetry as he aged? It might turn away from satire towards more timeless issues It might stay the same, but society would be ready for its message at last It might grow technically perfect but less interesting It might become more commercial because of changes in publishing 13 When was John Oldham born? 1815 1653 1789 1691 14 The phrase "Thy generous fruits" is an instance of what? Synecdoche Simile Metaphor Paradox 15 The line "Cast in the same poetic mould with mine" denotes what? That Oldham was never able to break away from his determined fate That Oldham had influence and control over the speaker That the speaker and subject are similar as writers and people That the speaker and Oldham competed for literary fame 16 Of what is this poem primarily composed? Heroic couplets Tercets Spenserian Stanzas Monistich 17 Which specific genre do Dryden and Oldham both work in? Hymns Satire Pastoralism The Novel 18 This poem is an example of what? An acrostic An ekphrastic poem An elegy A sonnet 19 What was the relationship between Dryden and Oldham in real life? They never met, but exchanged several admiring letters They were friends They were political rivals They were not alive at the same time, but Dryden enjoyed his predecessor's work 20 Which of the following does Dryden critique in Oldham's writing? Its blend of high and low allusions Its long-winded pomposity Its aggressive political critiques Its lack of technical precision 21 Which of the following is an instance of irony? That Oldham died on the day the speaker was born That the speaker has resented Oldham in the past but now misses him That Oldham, though younger than the speaker, has died first That Oldham will be remembered as a fine poet, but he is actually a better novelist 22 What primarily makes the line "But mellows what we write to the dull sweets of rhyme" unique? It uses mostly one-syllalbe words It references taste imagery It uses alliterative W sounds It breaks the pattern of heroic couplets 23 The poem's first line features alliteration with which sound? L O F N 24 What is most closely meant by the word "knave"? Idiot Know-it-all Scoundrel Knight 25 What is the name "Marcellus" an allusion to? A roman general An English prince Oldham's early pen name A mythological character