1 When was the poem first published? 1905 1837 1844 1902 2 What does the word "defile" mean in the poem? Place carefully File away Spoil Rip 3 What does the poem begin with a description of? A love letter The woman's faded beauty and happiness The woman's photo in a locket The woman's hands 4 What is the perspective of the poem? Third-person Second-person It varies First-person 5 What novel is Emily Brontë famous for writing? Agnes Grey Jane Eyre Shirley Wuthering Heights 6 Which of the following lines contains assonance? "But that lock of silky hair," "Paints their image on the mind." "Mold and damp the face defile." "'Dearest, ever deem me true';" 7 Which of the following is NOT a theme in the poem? Neglect Memory Aging Healing 8 What type of stanzas does the poem contain? Sextets Quatrains Octaves Couplets 9 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABAC ABCB ABBA ABAB 10 To what does the speaker compare the woman's faded beauty in the first stanza? A pile of leaves A dead tree A frozen lake A wilted flower 11 What does the woman's hand symbolize in the third stanza? Her former beauty and happiness Her current depression Her poetic ability Her good penmanship 12 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "But that lock of silky hair," "Paints their image on the mind." "Swiftly flew the fingers fine" "Half the sweet enchanting smile;" 13 What does the line "Tells what once those features were" mean in the poem? The woman's former beloved remembers her fondly Traces of the woman's beauty suggest what she used to look like The woman carries a locket around A portrait of the woman shows what she looked like when she was younger 14 What is the poem's genre? War epic Haiku Victorian poetry Elizabethan poetry 15 What were Brontë's sisters' names? Lydia and Mary Sylvia and Lavinia Anne and Charlotte Jane and Elizabeth 16 When was the poem originally written? 1848 1840 1837 1905 17 Where was Brontë born? London Thornton Devonshire Cornwall 18 How long is the poem? Two stanzas One stanza Three stanzas Six stanzas 19 What is the climax of the poem? The speaker vanishing from the story The protagonist looking into a mirror The speaker remembering an important detail The protagonist writing a letter 20 What is it implied the woman no longer has? Her family Her sense of self Her lover Her home 21 What is the main conflict of the poem? The woman's fractured family The woman's broken marriage The woman's financial troubles The woman's suffering from time and neglect 22 How does the rhyme scheme of the poem affect its stanzas? It organizes them into four-line statements It serves no practical purpose It limits Brontë's word choice It makes them musical 23 What is the woman writing at the end of the poem? A love letter A sonnet A birthday card A novel 24 When does the speaker appear in the poem? Never The second stanza The third stanza The first stanza 25 What is the tone of the poem? Rueful Tragic Dour Wry