1 The phrase "moth-like stars" is an instance of what? Synecdoche Metonymy Metaphor Simile 2 This poem is representative of which movement? First-generation Romanticism Postmodernism The New York School The Irish Literary Revival 3 The phrase "a fire was in my head" is a metaphor meaning what? That the speaker is angry That the speaker is full of brilliant ideas That the speaker is feeling stupid That the speaker is feeling emotional and passionate 4 What is the poem's meter? Anapestic tetrameter Iambic pentameter Iambic tetrameter Anapestic pentameter 5 Yeats compares the stars to which of the following? Lanterns Berries Moths Scales 6 How many stanzas are in the poem? 1 4 3 2 7 Which sound produces assonance in the phrase "kiss her lips"? E S K I 8 The phrase "The golden apples of the sun" is an instance of what? Personification Metaphor Understatement Simile 9 Which best describes the poem's tone? Despairing Didactic Hopeful Exhausted 10 Which of the following is NOT associated with Aengus? Love Poetry Youth War 11 Which of the following is not a major theme of this work? Love Aging Childhood Nature 12 What does fire most clearly symbolize in this work? Home Passion War Danger 13 Which line contains alliterative G sounds? "And pluck till time and times are done" "It had become a glimmering girl" "I went to blow the fire a-flame" "And cut and peeled a hazel wand" 14 How long are the poem's stanzas? Six lines (sestets) Four lines (quatrains) Eight lines (octaves) Two lines (couplets) 15 Which of the following describes the poem's mood? Witty Glamorous Dreamlike Cozy 16 Which is an instance of irony? The fact that Aengus becomes more sure of his success the longer his quest takes The way that the forest is a site of magical events The fact that readers know the woman will disappear before Aengus notices it The sudden transformation of the fish into a woman 17 Which of the following is an instance of metonymy? "With apple blossom in her hair" "Through hollow lands and hilly lands" "And when white moths were on the wing" "Because a fire was in my head" 18 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia? Peeled Dappled Trout Rustled 19 Who is the poem's speaker? An orphaned boy living in Victorian Dublin An Irish revolutionary assassinated by British forces The Irish god of love and youth The son of W.B. Yeats's friend Augusta Gregory 20 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABABAB ABACDEDF ABCBDEFE ABBACDDE 21 Where is the poem set? A modern Irish city The Tower of London A ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean Ireland, in a mythical past 22 Which is an example of hyperbole? The repeated evocation of the natural world The speaker's perseverance in the face of adversity The speaker's claim that he will spend eternity with the woman The speaker's ease in using natural materials to make the fishing pole 23 Which of the following is a motif in this work? Acorns Apples Oranges Ivy 24 In what year was this work published? 2003 1897 1906 1881 25 In which collection did this work first appear? Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry Sailing to Byzantium The Tower The Wind Among the Reeds