1 What is the double meaning of “Daybreak in Alabama”? A new dawn as well as a societal shift to a utopian society A new dawn as well as the end of an era A shift from night to day as well as a shift from day to night A shift from night to day as well as a societal shift from division to unity 2 What type of verse is the poem written in? Sonnet Limerick Free Verse Acrostic 3 What is the tone of the poem? Pessimistic, Cynical Optimistic, Hopeful Blissfully ignorant Realistic, Somber 4 What dialect does the speaker use? Midwestern French Creole African American Vernacular English (AAVE) Southern United States 5 Which color appears the most in the poem? Red Yellow Green Blue 6 “Rising out of the ground like a swamp mist / And falling out of heaven like soft dew” are examples of … Hyperboles Synecdoches Metaphors Similes 7 Why is the word “tall” repeated in line 7 (“I’m gonna put some tall tall trees in it”)? To distinguish between two trees and emphasize their height To distinguish the species of tree and maintain the rhythm of the previous lines For dramatic effect To maintain the rhythm of the previous lines and emphasize the height of the trees 8 When was “Daybreak in Alabama” first published? In the publication The Crisis in 1940 In Hughes’s final volume of poetry in 1967 It was never formally published In the journal Unquote in 1940 9 What volume of poetry did Hughes also include “Daybreak in Alabama” in? His first collection titled The Weary Blues In The Big Sea HIs final volume titled The Panther and the Lash It was never included in a volume of poetry 10 What is the double meaning of “colored” in “Daybreak in Alabama”? It refers to the race of the composer and the colorful nature of his compositions It refers to the colorful nature of the composer’s music and the tainted reputation of his work It refers to the colorful nature of the composer’s music and the many colors in nature It refers to the race of the composer and to the tainted reputation of his work 11 Which of the following is a motif of the poem? Daffodils Tears Red Angels 12 Which of the five senses does the speaker not mention? Smell Touch Taste Sight 13 Which is a major them of the poem? Family Dissonance Unity Struggle 14 When did “Daybreak in Alabama” strike audiences most? The Sixties, when The Panther and the Lash was published The Twenties, when The Weary Blues was published The Forties, when the poem was published in the journal Unquote The Fifties, when the Alabama bus boycotts occurred 15 What is another word for mixing of the senses? Overstimulation Synecdoche Synesthesia Sensory Overload 16 What is red clay? A popular type of pavement used in most public spaces A type of soil found in the Southern United States that is also known as ultisol A type of material used to build houses in the Southern United States A type of dough that is popular in Southern US cuisine 17 What effect does repeating the first few lines of “Daybreak in Alabama” at the end of the poem have on its meaning? It emphasizes the speaker’s admiration for dawn in Alabama It reiterates the speaker’s desire to compose songs about the natural beauty in Alabama It highlight’s the speaker’s fear of nighttime It offers an alternate interpretation of the concept of daybreak, allowing it to signify social change as well as dawn 18 The word “purtiest” in the fourth line is a phonetic spelling in AAVE of what word? Perfect Prettiest Pertaining Perfumed 19 “And the scent of pine needles / And the smell of red clay after rain / And long red necks” is an example of… Alliteration Anaphora Assonance Acrostic verse 20 Which is a natural motif in the poem? Dust Swamps Dusk Dew 21 What genre is the poem “Daybreak in Alabama”? Ode Epistle Lyric Ballad 22 What type of imagery is most prominent in the poem? Grotesque Surrealist Celestial Natural 23 What point of view is the poem written in? First person Second Person Third Person Limited Third Person Omniscient 24 Who is the main character of the poem? The speaker The poppies The dew The trees 25 Which lines are the climax of the poem? “Of black and white black white black people… Touching everybody with kind fingers” lines 14-18 “When I get to be a colored composer / I’m gonna write me some music about / Daybreak in Alabama” lines 1-3 “I’m gonna put tall trees in it / And the scent of pine needles” lines 7-8 “In that dawn of music when I / Get to be a colored composer” lines 20-21