1 What is a Spondee? A metrical foot composed of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. A metrical foot composed of two unstressed syllables. A metrical foot composed of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. A metrical foot composed of two stressed syllables. 2 What is an example of a Trochee? Away Store Garden Strong Foot 3 What is an Anapest? A trisyllabic foot composed of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable and then another stressed syllable. A trisyllabic foot composed of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables A trisyllabic metrical foot composed of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable. A trisyllabic foot composed of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable and then another unstressed syllable. 4 What is an example of an Iamb? Store Strong Foot Garden Away 5 The line "first and last" is an example of which metrical foot? Anapest Amphimacer Dactyl Ampyhbrach 6 What is a Dactyl? A metrical foot composed of two stressed syllables. A trisyllabic foot composed of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables A trisyllabic metrical foot composed of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable. A metrical foot composed of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. 7 "Skiddaw" is what? A mountain in England's Lake district A mountaintop from Greek mythology A famous Scottish castle An archaic term for "Heaven" 8 To be a poet crowned with fame, Derwent must be all of the following EXCEPT what? Delight in the things of earth, water, and skies Frugal and shrewd Innocent, steady and wise Tender hearted 9 The marks atop the words in the first half of the poem show what? The speed at which the poem should be read. Letters that should be sung. A hidden message in a coded language. Stressed and unstressed syllables. 10 Why does Coleridge call a Spondee "strong foot"? The word "Spondee" derives from a special military march, in which soldiers walk heavily. Spondees are composed of three stressed syllables, so they make a heavy-footed sound. The word "Spondee" derives from an old English word meaning "heavy of foot" Spondees are composed of two stressed syllables, so they have a heavy footed rhythm. 11 The word "Father" in the poem is used to specifically refer to who or what? The Holy Trinity. The poet and his father. The God of Poetry. The poet and God. 12 "Metrical Feet" was originally included in what? Coleridge's first volume of poetry. A school book. In Coleridge's literary publication, "The Friend" A letter. 13 The poem is poetically composed with which of the following? Iambic pentameter Haiku Blank verse Rhyming couplets 14 What do the words "long" and "short" refer to in the poem? The length of a line of poetry. The height of Derwent and his brother. Stressed and unstressed syllables. Vowel lengths. 15 The poem conveys all the following EXCEPT what? Qualities needed to be a good poet. The poet's hopes for himself. The poet's affection for his son. The differences between various metrical feet. 16 The poem's mood is all of the following EXCEPT? Fun Humorous Affectionate Angry 17 When Coleridge says Derwent should "delight in the things of earth, water and skies" what does he mean? He should only consume natural foods. He should enjoy the natural world. He should work the land for profit. He should hunt on land, sea and air. 18 Why is Skiddaw significant in the poem? It is the highest point in the Europe. It was a fabled mountain from an Arabic poem. It was where Coleridge taught his son poetry. It was a real mountain that Coleridge and his son both knew in a part of England with literary significance. 19 The poem alludes to what aspects of Coleridge's philosophy? His philosophy of composition as a dialectic. His philosophy of writing for fun. His philosophy of only writing short poems. His philosophy of poetry as a great money-making scheme. 20 The poem is written for whose benefit? School children, in general. Derwent, Coleridge's son. Sarah, Coleridge's wife. William Wordsworth, Coleridge's friend. 21 All of the following are trisyllabic metrical feet EXCEPT what? Dactyl Spondee Anapest Amphimacer 22 Which is NOT a theme found in the poem? Education Politics Fatherly Love Poetry 23 Which metrical foot throngs "with a leap and a bound"? Anapests Iambs Amphimacers Dactyls 24 Which poetic group were both Coleridge and Skiddaw associated with? The Elizabethans Fluxus The Lake Poets The Modernists 25 Which well-known metrical foot marches from "short to long"? Amphibrachs Spondees Trochees Iambs
