1 What type of stanzas make up this poem? Couplets and tercets Quatrains and tercets Sestets Couplets and one-line stanzas 2 Which of the following claims does this poem most closely suggest? The natural world can offer great comfort to the struggling Strong feelings can make it harder, not easier, to express oneself in writing Poets are likely to be unhappy in love because of their artistic personalities Men and women are fundamentally different from one another 3 Which best describes the poem's speaker? The speaker is a prisoner who has been put in jail for protesting The speaker is a priest listening to confessons The speaker is a parent whose child has gone missing The speaker is a person dealing with romantic rejection or parting 4 Which sound produces alliteration in the phrase "my soul is not satisfied that it has lost her"? T N S O 5 In what language was this poem originally written? Arabic French Spanish English 6 The phrase "the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture" is an example of which of the following? Simile Metaphor Ekphrasis Personification 7 How does the speaker's perception of his surroundings change before and after his lover's rejection? He initially perceives it as organized, but later perceives it as chaotic He initially perceives it as suffocating, but later perceives it as exciting He initially perceives it as threatening, but later perceives it as weak He initially perceives it as thrilling, but later perceives it as desolate 8 Which sound produces assonance in the phrase "shiver in the distance"? S A I V 9 The speaker compares poetry to which of the following? Grass Stars Heartbreak Dew 10 Why is the speaker's claim in the first line ironic? The speaker is feeling extremely happy The speaker is known as a terrible poet The speaker does not know that his life is soon going to improve The lines that he offers as an example are not dramatically sad 11 How does the speaker describe the lover's eyes? "soft" and "quiet" "infinite" and "still" "deadened" and "tired" "blue" and "deep" 12 What promise does the speaker make in the poem's final lines? That he will write no more poetry about his ex-lover That he will regain his lost love through beautiful poems That he will continue to write until he has written the saddest lines That he will never speak or use language again 13 Which is a major theme in this poem? Leftist politics Masculinity Hospitality and care Poetry and language 14 Which of the following sound devices appears in the phrase "still more immense without her"? Assonance End rhyme Anaphora Hyperbole 15 Which line includes an example of synecdoche? "Tonight I can write the saddest lines." "Through nights like this one I held her in my arms." "Her voice, her bright body. Her infinite eyes." "My soul is not satisfied that it has lost her." 16 Which is a major theme of this poem? Heartbreak Urban life The rights of the elderly Technology 17 Which best describes the poem's tone? Exuberant Arrogant Awestruck Distraught 18 Which best describes the speaker's feelings about his lover? He does not miss her, but he misses the stability she provided He is unable to decide whether he still loves her He is angry at himself for ending their relationship He feels furious and vengeful towards her 19 Which of the following is most explicitly offered as an example of a sad line of poetry? "Love is so short, forgetting is so long." "And the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture." "I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too." "The night is starry and the stars are blue and shiver in the distance." 20 What is the poem's meter? Iambic pentameter Trochaic tetrameter Free verse Anapestic hexameter 21 Which of the following is personified in this poem? The trees The eyes The wind The dirt 22 Fill in the blank: "The same night _____ the same trees." Whitening Adorning Sweeping Obscuring 23 Which best describes the poem's setting? An empty street at dawn A windy, starry night A factory in Chile's capital A bustling university campus 24 Which does the poem most closely imply about nature? Humans project emotion onto an uncaring natural world Nature is vulnerable to outside forces, just as people are Nature is an expression of God's mysterious care The natural world is brutal, but no more than human beings 25 The line "Tonight I can write the saddest lines" contains which of the following? Simile Personification Hyperbole Understatement