1 When was the poem published? 1846 1905 1848 1892 2 Who is getting married in the poem? May and December Summer and autumn May and June January and February 3 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABBC ABBA ABAB ABCB 4 What type of stanzas does the poem have? Couplets Quatrains Octaves Sestets 5 What is the setting of the poem? A lunar eclipse A dark evening in a forest A rainy day by a lake A beautiful summer day in nature 6 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration? "To greet the general glow." "And I, of all the wedding guests," "Is on the surface seen!" "All vanished, like a vision vain," 7 Who wrote "As imperceptibly as Grief"? Christina Rossetti George Eliot Emily Dickinson Emily Brontë 8 What kind of plant is the speaker lying on a "couch" of? Daffodils Roses Lilacs Heather 9 Which of the following images does the speaker revisit during her interior monologue? A lake The rising sun Singing birds Gray rocks 10 How many stanzas are in the poem? Four Nine Eleven Eighteen 11 What is the genre of the poem? Pastoral verse Elizabeth poetry Love sonnet Victorian poetry 12 What were Brontë's sisters' names? Jane and Lydia Cordelia and Rosalind Mary and Elizabeth Anne and Charlotte 13 What novel was Brontë famous for writing? Villette Middlemarch Little Women Wuthering Heights 14 Who wrote "A Dirge"? Anne Brontë Christina Rossetti William Wordsworth Gerard Manley Hopkins 15 What season is portrayed in the poem? Fall Winter Summer Spring 16 Who talks to the speaker at the end of the poem? June A celestial being May's father The birds 17 What is the meaning of the word "brae" in the poem? A forest A seaside jetty A steep bank A mountain peak 18 How many voices does the poem have? One Six Two Three 19 What words best characterize the tone of the poem? Cold but humorous Bright and hurried Lyrical but melancholy Slow and dolorous 20 When does the climax of the poem occur? When the celestial being talks to the speaker When the speaker has an internal discussion When the sun sets When May marries June 21 What is the speaker unable to enjoy? Gardening in her backyard A beautiful summer day The first snow of winter Swimming in the ocean 22 How does the poem conclude? With the marriage of May and June With the speaker seeing a celestial shine With the beginning of autumn With the end of the day 23 Where was Brontë born? Liverpool Dorset Manchester Thorton 24 What is personified at the beginning of the poem? A pile of rocks Trees Flowers Birds 25 What is the speaker constantly doing? Looking for birds Writing poetry Thinking of winter Imagining something has ended before it really has