No, Thank You, John Quizzes

No, Thank You, John Quiz

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1 Which type of meter is used in this poem?

Iambic pentameter, tetrameter, and trimeter

Iambic pentameter

Anapestic trimeter and iambic trimeter

Spondaic monometer and trochaic hexameter
2 What does "quibble" most closely mean in this poem?

Type of pen

Wedding dance

Shoe worn by Victorian men

Trivial complaint
3 Which of the following is a motif in this work?

Promises

Poetry

Weapons

Insects
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?

Allegory

Anaphora

Hyperbole

Understatement
6 What is the central conflict of this poem?

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

The speaker's indecision about whether to marry John

The speaker's secret affair with John

John's desire to undermine the speaker's marriage
7 In which year was this poem published?

1818

1862

1971

1787
8 Which of the following words is onomatopoetic?

Ghost

Shuffling

Bygones

Toast
9 Which compromise does the speaker offer?

Shared household duties

Friendship

Divorce

A professional, distant relationship
10 Which of the following does the speaker claim?

That she has never promised or claimed to love John

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

That she only claimed to love John under duress

That she changed her mind about loving John as she aged
11 What function does the line "I have no heart" serve?

It portrays the speaker as driven by reason and will rather than emotion

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

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
12 What is the speaker's name?

She is not named

Katherine

John

Christina
13 Which collection was this poem originally published in?

The Works of Christina Rossetti

Goblin Market and Other Poems

Ariel

Leaves of Grass
14 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration?

And wax a weariness to think upon

No, thank you, John

I dare say Meg or Moll would take

Let us strike hands as hearty friends
15 Which best describes the shift that occurs during the poem?

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

The speaker shifts from blissful excitement to heartbrokenness
16 What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

ABBA

ABAB

ABAC

ABBC
17 Which of the following does the speaker request?

That John put aside ulterior motives

That John move to another city

That John do a better job of keeping in touch

That John apologize for tarnishing her reputation
18 The speaker compares passing time to which of the following?

A child's schoolday

A springtime snowstorm

Songbirds' flights

A ringing bell
19 What does the word "toast" most closely mean in this poem?

Doomed

Hero

Bread

Gathering over drinks
20 How does the speaker diverge from gender norms?

By pledging to never marry

By proposing to a man

By refusing to give in to John's wishes

By having sex before marriage
21 Which of the following lines contains assonant "O" sounds?

That I don't give you what I have not got:

Than answer "Yes" to you.

I'll wink at your untruth.

But then you're mad to take offence
22 What do "Meg and Moll" symbolize?

Generic womanhood

Kindness

Childhood

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

Substance made by bees

Industrial byproduct

Exude

Decay
24 What is the poem's setting?

Classical Greece

Ancient Egypt

Victorian England

Gothic, medieval Europe
25 Which of the following themes is NOT prominent in this work?

Unrequited love

Gender roles

Concealment

Motherhood

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