1 What birds are mentioned at the poem's beginning and end? Starlings Blue Jays Sparrows Swallows 2 What word best describes the poem's tone? Elegiac Comedic Enraged Nostalgic 3 What religious imagery appears in the poem? Stained glass A painted icon A small church built from logs A wooden cross 4 What does the speaker say about the soldiers' personalities? They are silent and unmoving They verbally express hopeful camaraderie to one another They cling to their beliefs fiercely, even in the face of death Being badly wounded has briefly divested them of their differences 5 Where do the events of the poem take place? In a tactical meeting In a battlefield hospital In a field in the aftermath of a battle In the middle of a gunfight 6 What does the image of the bullet represent? The soldiers' grim determination to win The soldiers' focus on tactical prowess The rupture of the soldiers' regional alliances The soldiers' faith in politicians 7 What is the poem's title referencing? The signing of the Declaration of Independence A whaling ship A battle during the Civil War A town in Massachusetts 8 What does the line "Fame or country least their care" describe? The newfound understanding between the dying soldiers Soldiers returning home Flying swallows The signing of a treaty 9 What is the poem's main thematic thread? A historical reckoning with slavery Southern aristocratic values The history of a navy yard The aftermath of war 10 Which of the following is NOT an image in the poem? A church Bayonets Swallows April rain 11 What is Shiloh's historical reputation? A rallying cry for the Confederacy A Union surrender A key victory for the Union A bitter stalement 12 Which of the following describes a character in the poem? Anonymous soldiers Battlefield medics Robert E. Lee Ulysses S. Grant 13 Which of the following is NOT a conflict in the poem? The senseless carnage of war A soldier's suppression of commonalities The collapse of a soldier's individual identity The struggle of growing up 14 Which of these lines contains assonance? "Through the pause of night" "Solaced the parched ones stretched in pain" "The swallows fly low" "The forest-field of Shiloh-" 15 Which of these lines contains a reference to religion? "The church so lone, the log built one," "While over them the swallows skim," "(What like a bullet can undeceive!)" "Over the field in clouded days," 16 Which adjectives describe the swallows? Fearful and shaky Graceful and light Dangerous and violent Stealthy and fast 17 What is the rhyme scheme of lines 4-8? ABAC AABB There isn't one ABAB 18 What describes the mood of the weather in them poem? Freezing and harsh Rainy and somber Sunny and happy Snowy and peaceful 19 What image bookends the poem? A graveyard Rain clouds Swallows A church 20 What does "hushed" mean in the context of the poem? It refers to the passing of the wounded soldiers and the resulting silence. It refers to the exit movement of an army from a town. It refers to the silence in a church service. It refers the migration pattern of swallows. 21 How many stanzas does the poem have? 2 4 7 8 22 Which of the following elements are at work in the poem? All three Assonance Metonymy Rhyme 23 Which of the following words is an example of onomatopoeia Hushed Skim Rain Prayer 24 What does the phrase "parting groan" most likely mean? Bitter send off Grumbled goodbye Annoyed message Dying gasp 25 What is the antagonizing force in the poem? War Famine Prejudice Taxes
