1 What is this work's genre? English sonnet Italian sonnet Sestina Haiku 2 Which of the following is a focus of the poem? Romantic love Art Revolution Parenthood 3 What is the definition of the word "insphere"? To harm To inspire To surround To enchant 4 What does the palm tree represent? The lover Escape Labor The speaker 5 When was this poem first published? 1779 1835 1970 1850 6 The poem's first line contains alliteration with which sound? I K F Th 7 What is suggested by the pronoun "thee"? That the speaker has a close relationship to the addressee That the speaker is addressing a group That the speaker lives in Elizabethan times That the speaker is using a formal register 8 Why does the speaker worry about her own imagination? She thinks her imagination is dull and boring She fears it will suppress the reality of her lover She believes she will be punished for imagined transgressions She cannot focus at work or in conversation 9 To whom is the poem addressed? The speaker's lover The speaker's younger self A political leader A generic reader 10 To which literary/historical era does this poem belong? Postmodern Baroque Postcolonial Victorian 11 Which line shows assonant "ee" sounds? And breathe within thy shadow a new air, "About thee, as wild vines, about a tree" Yet, O my palm-tree, be it understood I think of thee!—my thoughts do twine and bud 12 Which is an example of metonymy? "my thoughts do twine and bud" "And breathe within thy shadow" "the straggling green" "I am too near thee" 13 In which poetry collection did this work first appear? Leaves of Grass Ariel Sonnets from the Portuguese Complete Sonnets 14 Which is a major theme of the poem? Fantasy Coming of Age Loss Imperfection 15 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia? Rustle Thee Twine Joy 16 Which of the following lines contains caesura? I will not have my thoughts instead of thee And breathe within thy shadow a new air, I do not think of thee—I am too near thee. Rustle thy boughs and set thy trunk all bare, 17 Define the word "twine" as it appears in this work Wrap around Poke or jab Sing A type of string 18 What is the definition of "nought"? Irrelevant Nothing Forbidden Everywhere 19 Which of the following is most prominent in this work? Extended metaphor Anaphora Understatement Synecdoche 20 How does the speaker metaphorically represent her thoughts? As raindrops As vines As leaves As wind 21 Which meter does the poem use? Dactylic trimeter Iambic pentameter Trochail pentameter Iambic hexameter 22 The speaker uses her imagination to try to feel close to the addressee, but in the end it makes her feel further away. This is an example of what? Hyperbole Poetic license Situational irony Personification 23 What is the rhyme scheme of the work's first eight lines? ABAB ABAB ABAB ACAC AAAA BBBB ABBA ABBA 24 Which does NOT describe the poem's tone? Affectionate Romantic Irritated Conflicted 25 What is the rhyme scheme of the work's final six lines? CDCDCD CDCDEE CDECDE DEFDEF
