I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) Quizzes

I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) Quiz

1 What is this work's genre?
Haiku

English sonnet

Italian sonnet

Sestina
2 Which of the following is a focus of the poem?
Romantic love

Art

Parenthood

Revolution
3 What is the definition of the word "insphere"?
To surround

To harm

To inspire

To enchant
4 What does the palm tree represent?
The speaker

The lover

Escape

Labor
5 When was this poem first published?
1970

1835

1850

1779
6 The poem's first line contains alliteration with which sound?
I

Th

K

F
7 What is suggested by the pronoun "thee"?
That the speaker is addressing a group

That the speaker lives in Elizabethan times

That the speaker is using a formal register

That the speaker has a close relationship to the addressee
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 cannot focus at work or in conversation

She believes she will be punished for imagined transgressions
9 To whom is the poem addressed?
A political leader

The speaker's lover

A generic reader

The speaker's younger self
10 To which literary/historical era does this poem belong?
Postmodern

Victorian

Postcolonial

Baroque
11 Which line shows assonant "ee" sounds?
"About thee, as wild vines, about a tree"

And breathe within thy shadow a new air,

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"

"I am too near thee"

"the straggling green"

"And breathe within thy shadow"
13 In which poetry collection did this work first appear?
Ariel

Sonnets from the Portuguese

Leaves of Grass

Complete Sonnets
14 Which is a major theme of the poem?
Coming of Age

Imperfection

Fantasy

Loss
15 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia?
Joy

Twine

Rustle

Thee
16 Which of the following lines contains caesura?
I do not think of thee—I am too near thee.

I will not have my thoughts instead of thee

And breathe within thy shadow a new air,

Rustle thy boughs and set thy trunk all bare,
17 Define the word "twine" as it appears in this work
Wrap around

A type of string

Sing

Poke or jab
18 What is the definition of "nought"?
Forbidden

Everywhere

Nothing

Irrelevant
19 Which of the following is most prominent in this work?
Extended metaphor

Understatement

Synecdoche

Anaphora
20 How does the speaker metaphorically represent her thoughts?
As leaves

As raindrops

As wind

As vines
21 Which meter does the poem use?
Iambic hexameter

Iambic pentameter

Trochail pentameter

Dactylic trimeter
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?
Situational irony

Personification

Hyperbole

Poetic license
23 What is the rhyme scheme of the work's first eight lines?
AAAA BBBB

ABAB ABAB

ABBA ABBA

ABAB ACAC
24 Which does NOT describe the poem's tone?
Affectionate

Irritated

Conflicted

Romantic
25 What is the rhyme scheme of the work's final six lines?
CDECDE

CDCDCD

DEFDEF

CDCDEE

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