1 What is most significant about the context in which this poem was written? Glück knew she would win prizes for this poem. Glück chose from a thousand ideas she had, and set out to write from the perspectives of plants. Writing this poem helped Glück reclaim her faith. Writing this poem broke a two-year writing block for Glück. 2 When was the collection as a whole published? 1993 2000 1992 2002 3 What is at the end of the iris's suffering? A door A key Nothing Light 4 What does the iris claim to remember? That which humans call "death" The course of its life An old lover The duality between mind and body 5 What meter is this poem written in? Blank Sonnet Rhymed Free verse 6 Finish this quote: Overhead, noises, branches of the pine shifting. / Then ___" Light Nothing Death Joy 7 Who is the speaker? The Gardener-Poet Glück God The Wild Iris 8 What perspective is the poem written in? First Third First and second Second 9 Which is not a major theme in this poem? Cycles Transformation Rebirth Hell 10 Which of the following does not metaphorically resonate with the iris's experience as described in the poem? The two-year hiatus in Glück's writing The human fear of change, endings, and death The life cycle of plants The human tendency to mourn and lay blame 11 What does the Iris claim to be "over" in the poem? The human fear of being a soul and unable to speak; death The ability to create Its career as a writer Its life 12 Why might this poem be relatable to anyone? There is "a great fountain, deep blue / shadows on azure seawater" coming from the center of all our lives Everyone likes the iris flower Everyone relies on self-expression to survive; "being / a soul and unable / to speak" is a common fear There is a metaphorical gardener in each one of us 13 Which detail connects to the designation of the iris as "wild"? The low shrubs The weak sun The birds The seawater 14 Which award did this collection go on to receive? A Pulitzer A Gugenheim Robert Frost Medal The Nobel Prize 15 How is "Glück" pronounced? Glack To rhyme with "click" To rhyme with "smoke" Glook 16 What defining event changed the course of Glück's life and writing when she was young? A troubled relationship with her father, leading to her to marry young A scholarship to the Iowa Writer's Workshop Dealing with anorexia and undergoing psychoanalysis, which shaped her thinking The death of her mother 17 For which of the following is Glück most renowned? Poetic personnae Figurative Language Her creative use of form Metaphor 18 What prize did Glück win in 2020? Nobel Prize in Literature None Pulitzer Prize A Guggenheim 19 Which best summarizes the tone of the entire collection? Joyful, celebratory, emotive, intense Hopeful, sorrowful, contemplative, emotive Depressing, austere, contemptul Rageful, disdainful, sharp, forgiving 20 What do the first lines in "The Wild Iris" do in relation to the whole collection? They embellish the speaker's joy They frame the purpose and focus of the collection They foreshadow the speaker's suffering There is no relevance to the first lines 21 According to the iris, what happens when one returns from oblivion? One can no longer communicate One dies One is changed One finds a voice 22 What does the door represent in the poem? A change in circumstances and a self-transformation A human construct A regular doorway Something that God will close 23 What does the iris say is terrible? To survive as consciousness buried in the dark earth To see the birds darting in low shrubs To suffer To go through the door at the end of suffering 24 Which is an example of alliteration? "At the end of my suffering" "You who do not remember" "from the center of my life came" "a soul and unable / to speak" 25 What comes from the center of the iris's life? a soul a great fountain, deep blue / shadows on azure seawater. birds darting in low shrubs. consciousness buried / in the dark earth.