1 When was the poem published? 1931 1921 1964 1912 2 How long is the poem? 29 lines 25 lines 15 lines 32 lines 3 What is the main theme of the poem? Coping Natural beauty Rebirth Loss 4 Where is the poem set? In a forest In a field of flowers In a meadow In the speaker's backyard 5 Who is the speaker? A man who has lost his father A dying man A recently widowed woman A plum tree 6 Why does springtime make the speaker feel sadness? Because she didn't have time to plant her garden Because it reminds her of her husband Because she prefers autumn Because she gets terrible allergies 7 What is the tone of the poem? Upbeat and cheery Cynical and sarcastic Mournful and elegiac Dull and monotone 8 Which of the following is NOT an image in the poem? Grass Plum tree An apple orchard White flowers 9 What is the poem's form? Sonnet Haiku Free verse Rhyme royal 10 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "The plumtree is white today" "at the edge of the heavy woods" "I lived with my husband." "flames as it has flamed" 11 Which movement was Williams associated with? Impressionism Romanticism Surrealism Imagism 12 What is the poem's genre? War epic Nature poetry Love sonnet Ekphrastic poetry 13 When does the climax occur? When the speaker imagines collapsing into white flowers When the speaker sees the blossoming tree in her yard When the speaker remembers her husband When the speaker talks to to her son 14 In "The morns are meeker than they were," what season did Emily Dickinson recontextualize? Summer Winter Spring Autumn 15 Which of the following lines contains foreshadowing? "load the cherry branches" "Sorrow is my own yard" "and fall into those flowers" "The plumtree is white today" 16 Which season is William Shakespeare reframing in Sonnet 98? Autumn Winter Summer Spring 17 Which technique does Williams use throughout the poem? Anaphora Unconventional capitalization Extended metaphor Enjambment 18 Which theatrical construct is the poem trying to imitate? Chorus Stichomythia Soliloquy Monologue 19 What do the white flowers at the end of the poem symbolize? The grace of nature The speaker's acceptance of circumstance The speaker's grief The memories of the speaker's happy marriage 20 Why does Williams choose to set a poem about death in springtime? To show how loss changes the meaning of images and events To show how spring is falsely framed in Victorian poetry To parallel spring with winter To show spring's hidden sadness 21 What was Williams's style typically characterized as? Dense Flowery Direct Indulgent 22 How long was the speaker married? Five years Thirty-five years Fifteen years Twenty-five years 23 Who told the speaker about the white flowers in the meadow? The speaker's mother The speaker's son The speaker's husband The speaker's neighbor 24 What does the speaker imagine doing at the end of the poem? Going to a meadow with her husband Chopping down her plum tree Mowing the lawn Falling into a soft bed of white flowers 25 What does the word "marsh" mean? A muddy wetland A preserve for birdwatching The shore of a beach A swamp with alligators