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