1 Which of the following best describes the poem's tone? Aloof Regretful Gleeful Aggressive 2 What does "thereupon" mean? Right after Therefore On top of Supposedly 3 What is the poem's central allusion? Irish folklore The parables of Jesus Paradise Lost The Book of Genesis 4 How is the addressee's friend characterized? As beautiful and kind As fiery and opinionated As clever and critical As sluggish and weary 5 What does the word "precedents" mean? Prior examples Underlying principles People in charge of institutions Comforting narratives 6 What is the poem's stanzaic arrangement? It consists of a single forty-line stanza It consists of twenty couplets It consists of a longer, 27-line stanza, a sestet, and a quatrain It consists of two fourteen-line sonnets in a row 7 The poem's addressee is probably based on whom? Georgiana Hyde-Lees W.B. Yeats Augusta Gregory Maud Gonne 8 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? It does not follow a consistent rhyme scheme ABABCDCD AABBCCDD ABBACDDCEFFE 9 Which of the following appears to be true of the speaker? The speaker is a soldier The speaker is a poet The speaker is a mother The speaker is a banker 10 What is the poem's meter? Dactylic trimeter Trochaic pentameter Iambic pentameter Iambic hexameter 11 Which of the following does the speaker want? To return to prelapsarian paradise To be recognized as a hardworking poet and lover To become a banker or schoolteacher To love the addressee in a lofty, effortful way 12 In which poetry collection did this first appear? The Wanderings of Oisin In the Seven Woods The Tower The Winding Stair 13 What does the word "pauper" mean? A person who works in a kitchen A very old person A poet A poor person 14 What does the word "idler" mean? A sick person A member of the clergy An artist A lazy person 15 When was this poem published? 1921 1903 1914 1900 16 When does the work take place? The middle of the night A summer evening Early spring Christmas afternoon 17 What does the word "high," as used in this poem, mean? Elevated Physically far from the ground Wealthy Intoxicated 18 Which of the following, according to the poem, is not taught in schools? The art of understanding nature The art of writing poetry The art of reading the Bible The art of following norms of feminine beauty 19 The line "I had a thought for no one’s but your ears" contains which device? Metonymy Understatement Synecdoche Personification 20 What does Yeats compare the fading daylight to? A dream that has been forgotten Coins in a pocket The embers of a fire Drops of water from a fountain 21 Which character does not speak out loud in this poem? The addressee The friend The speaker All of the above—the characters sit in silent reflection 22 The speaker compares poetry to which of the following? Sewing Hunting Childbearing Farming 23 Which of the following is true of the poem? It is a sonnet It expresses skepticism about biblical stories It is written in the second person It switches speakers several times 24 Which of the following is not described as a casualty or victim of Adam's curse? Physical beauty Childhood Poetry Love 25 What does the moon symbolize? The omnipresence of the divine The eternal beauty of nature The light and redemption found in dark times The speaker's cynicism about love