No, Thank You, John Quizzes

No, Thank You, John Quiz

1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter

Iambic pentameter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?

Trivial complaint

Type of pen

Shoe worn by Victorian men

Wedding dance
3 Which of the following is a motif in this work?

Insects

Poetry

Promises

Weapons
4 Which best describes the speaker's tone?

Vengeful

Apoplectic

Amused

Firm
5 The sentence "I'd rather answer "No" to fifty Johns / Than answer "Yes" to you" is an instance of which?

Hyperbole

Anaphora

Allegory

Understatement
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage

John's pursuit of the speaker despite her lack of interest

The speaker's secret affair with John

The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John
7 In which year was this poem published?

1971

1818

1862

1787
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?

Shuffling

Ghost

Toast

Bygones
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?

Friendship

A professional, distant relationship

Shared household duties

Divorce
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?

That John's actions have made her love him despite herself

That she has never promised or claimed to love John

That she changed her mind about loving John as she aged

That she only claimed to love John under duress
11 What function does the line "I have no heart" serve?

It lets the speaker argue that she lacks the capacity to love John

It shows the speaker's self-flagellation and guilt over her actions

It allows the speaker to imagine herself as a powerful, almost fantastical being

It portrays the speaker as driven by reason and will rather than emotion
12 What is the speaker's name?

Christina

John

Katherine

She is not named
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?

Leaves of Grass

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Ariel

Goblin Market and Other Poems
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

No, thank you, John

Let us strike hands as hearty friends

And wax a weariness to think upon

I dare say Meg or Moll would take
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness

The speaker moves from sheer bewilderment and anger to strategic persuasion

The speaker begins in apprehensive uncertainty but is soon happy and relieved

The speaker begins in anger but ends in resigned understanding
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

ABAB

ABBA

ABBC

ABAC
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?

That John move to another city

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John put aside ulterior motives
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?

Songbirds' flights

A ringing bell

A springtime snowstorm

A child's schoolday
19 What does the word "toast" most closely mean in this poem?

Doomed

Bread

Gathering over drinks

Hero
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?

By having sex before marriage

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By proposing to a man

By pledging to never marry
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?

Than answer "Yes" to you.

But then you're mad to take offence

I'll wink at your untruth.

That I don't give you what I have not got:
22 What do "Meg and Moll" symbolize?

Childhood

Generic womanhood

Kindness

Women's Suffrage
23 What does the word "wax" most closely mean in this poem?

Exude

Industrial byproduct

Decay

Substance made by bees
24 What is the poem's setting?

Ancient Egypt

Gothic, medieval Europe

Classical Greece

Victorian England
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?

Concealment

Motherhood

Unrequited love

Gender roles

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