1 What season does this poem take place in? Fall Spring Summer Winter 2 What constellation do the speaker and her partner notice? Hydra Orion Centaurus Ursa Major 3 What does the speaker say her mouth is full of? dust ash sea stars 4 What makes the sound of "thunder" in the poem? the bending trees the speaker's voice the supernova rolling trash cans 5 "Look, we are not _________ things" unremarkable these vulnerable these terrified unspectacular 6 "I wish to reclaim _______" our skyline what's forgotten the rising my birthright 7 "Man, we should really learn _______" the names of these trees more about Kentucky some new constellations the needs of those around us 8 Which of the following does the speaker NOT say she wants to lean towards/into? the spotlight of streetlight how we were born our synapses and flesh what's larger in us 9 What does the speaker imagine saying "No" to? winter's icy hand the dust of stars the arrows we make the rising tides 10 Which of the following best describes the shift in mood during the poem? betrayed to angry blissful to frightened confined to inspiring mournful to relaxed 11 What does the speaker imagine we can "use our bodies to bargain" for? better homes the safety of others and earth equal representation recognition and prestige 12 Which of the following does NOT describe the speaker's ideas of a better world? defiant fearless selfish loving 13 What type of sentence dominates the second half of the poem? Exclamatory Interrogative Persuasive Declarative 14 What poetic technique does Limón use very rarely at the beginning of the poem, and more towards the end? Rhyme Enjambment Personification Visual imagery 15 What animal does the speaker compare herself to? horses dogs spiders raccoons 16 Which of the following causes does the speaker seem to advocate for in the poem? Environmental justice Gun control Education reform Religious freedom 17 Which of the following boundaries is Ada Limón NOT exploring prominently in this poem? The mechanical and the organic The domestic and the outside world The mundane and the transcendent The terrestrial and the celestial 18 How many stanzas does this poem have? 15 28 None 1 19 What is this poem's meter? Trochaic trimeter Dactylic hexameter Iambic pentameter Free verse 20 In what book did this poem appear? The Carrying Bright Dead Things Sharks in the Rivers Lucky Wreck 21 Where was this poem first published? Poem-a-day by the Academy of American Poets In a book Instagram The Smithsonian Magazine 22 Who does "you" likely refer to in this poem? the poet's dog the reader Orion the poet's husband 23 What is Ada Limón's full-time occupation, outside of writing? None Politician Professor Horse racing 24 Which of the following positions did Ada Limón take up in 2022? Professor Emerita Presidential Poet Editor-in-chief of Poetry Magazine U.S. Poet Laureate 25 Which of the following is true about stars? That the stars we see have existed forever That we are seeing light from the past when we look at stars That all the stars in our sky are already dead That our bodies will one day all turn into stars