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