1 Which of the following is true of the poem's theme of rationality? The speaker believes objectivity and rationality to be nonexistent and impossible The speaker thinks of herself as rational, but is clearly irrational The speaker admires her lover's ability to behave rationally The speaker describes her sexual desires as contradictory to her rationality 2 What does the phrase "fume of life" refer to? Food and water The holy spirit Cigar smoke Sexual desire 3 Which assumption does the speaker attempt to dismantle? That her physical attraction is a sign of love That her physical attraction is a sign that she is impure or sexually experienced That her lack of interest in conversation means she is not attracted to her listener That her love means she consents to sex 4 What function does the poem's opening word serve? It lets us know that the speaker has never met her listener It hints at the speaker's self-assurance It tells us that the speaker is taking on a false identity It tells us that the speaker is writing a letter 5 Which of the following is used as a metonymic representation of rationality? The brain The book The blood The fume 6 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem's first half? ABAB ABAB ABA ABA ABA AABB AABB ABBA ABBA 7 How does the poem present the relationship between love and lust? Lust is portrayed as a force tarnishing the purity of love Love is portrayed as inevitably resulting from lust and attraction Love is portrayed as the domain of women and lust as the domain of men Love and lust are portrayed as being distinct and independent 8 What does "zest" mean in the poem's context? Citrus rind Revulsion Desire Pain 9 Where is the poem's volta? After line 12 After line 8 After line 7 After line 4 10 Which social norms does the poem interrogate? The norms of politeness and veiled language predominant in Victorian society The labor structures and inequalities of the gilded age The sexual and gender norms of the early twentieth century The norms surrounding division of labor in the Edwardian household 11 Which of the following is true of the addressee? They are a young man They are a young woman We know nothing of the addressee except that the speaker dislikes them They are an older man 12 Which of the following does "blood" symbolize? Revolution Violence Sexual desire Familial relationship 13 What is this poem's form? Ghazal Sestina English sonnet Italian sonnet 14 Which of the following is an example of personification? season / My scorn with pity the poor treason / Of my stout blood distressed / By all the needs and notions of my kind feel a certain zest / To bear your body’s weight 15 Which line contains alliterative N sounds? My scorn with pity,—let me make it plain: Your person fair, and feel a certain zest And leave me once again undone, possessed. By all the needs and notions of my kind, 16 What does "stout" mean in the context of this poem? Sturdy Small Loud Fat 17 Which phrase contains alliterative I sounds? my stout blood weight upon my breast undone, possessed life designed 18 In which poetry collection did this work first appear? Aria da Capo A Few Figs and Thistles The Harp-Weaver and Other Poems Renascence and Other Poems 19 What is the poem's primary meter? Trochaic pentameter Iambic pentameter Trochaic trimeter Iambic trimeter 20 Which line contains alliterative B sounds? To bear your body’s weight upon my breast: Am urged by your propinquity to find I shall remember you with love, or season I find this frenzy insufficient reason 21 Which verb is metaphorically used to describe the mixing of emotions? Breed Season Flavor Blend 22 Which best describes the poem's tone? Apathetic Gentle Ironic Passionate 23 What does the word "propinquity" mean? Proximity Cleverness Boldness Sarcasm 24 Which best describes the speaker? Mysterious, disembodied spirit Self-possessed woman Frightened young girl Wise mother 25 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem's second half? CD CE CD CE CDED CDED CDCDCD CDECDE