1 What is the Helicon primarily associated with? Artistic inspiration Spiritual healing Romantic love Moral redemption 2 What is the poem's major conflict? The speaker's parents' hopes for him versus his friends' pressures The speaker's desire to explore, counter to social expectation The tension between modernity and local tradition The speaker's inability to decide whether to live a rural or a cosmopolitan life 3 What does the phrase "the trapped sky" most likely refer to? The adult speaker's narrow memory of childhood landscapes The sky through a stained-glass window The reflection of the sky The appearance of a cloudy sky before a storm 4 What is the focus of the speaker's childhood exploration? Caves Trees Wells Ponds 5 What does the speaker like about echoes? They help him hear and understand himself anew They feel like confirmation of God or other spiritual beings They cause nearby animals to respond They make him feel that he is not alone, even in remote places 6 The speaker implies that he has changed his behavior as an adult for which reason? He must care for his family and cannot take risks He realizes that his explorations were insensitive to his neighbors He has become physically weak, though he is mentally sharp He does not want to be thought vain or undignified 7 The phrase "the dark drop" is an example of which of the following? Simile Personification Understatement Alliteration 8 How many stanzas are in the poem? 3 5 2 4 9 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABCBCBA ABC CBA ABAB ABABAB 10 To which mythological figure does the poem allude? Hercules Narcissus Persephone Odysseus 11 What type of stanzas comprise this poem? 4 5 6 3 12 Which word best describes the young speaker? Listless Kind Industrious Curious 13 What is meant by the word "scaresome"? Scarce Frightening Jumpy Haunting 14 How does the speaker reconnect to his childhood passions as an adult? Through writing poetry Through family stories and folktales Through visiting his old home Through documenting the sites he once explored 15 Which sound creates assonance in the phrase "pumps with buckets and windlasses"? P's B's U's S's 16 Which line contains alliterative R sounds? "I loved the dark drop, the trapped sky" "To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into some spring" "I savoured the rich crash" "a rat slapped across my reflection." 17 Which of the following lines contains hyperbole? "As a child, they could not keep me from wells" "A shallow one under a dry stone ditch" "I savoured the rich crash..." "...a rat slapped across my reflection." 18 Which of the following elements of wells assume the most significance in this poem? Fluidity and movement Depth and darkness Echoes and reflections Dirtiness and murkiness 19 Which of the following is true of Ireland's holy wells? They are often associated with a patron saint They are not true wells, but rather manmade pools They are largely concentrated in the Dublin area They are usually surrounded by religious buildings 20 What is the "white face" described in stanza 3? The speaker's reflection The speaker's deceased ancestors An unidentified wild animal The spirit of the local holy well 21 Which of the following words is an example of onomatopoeia? Crash Ditch Dank scaresome 22 For which of the following purposes do people often use holy wells? Cleaning spiritually unclean objects Divining the future Healing the sick Watering crops 23 Which element of poetry does the speaker highlight in the poem's final lines? Enjambment Metaphor Rhyme Meter 24 Which does NOT describe the poem's tone? Nostalgic Contemplative Playful Bitter 25 What does the word "fructify" mean? To rot or decay To sweeten To sanctify or devote to a saint To make something productive
