1 What is most significant about the context in which this poem was written? Glück chose from a thousand ideas she had, and set out to write from the perspectives of plants. Writing this poem broke a two-year writing block for Glück. Writing this poem helped Glück reclaim her faith. Glück knew she would win prizes for this poem. 2 When was the collection as a whole published? 1993 2000 1992 2002 3 What is at the end of the iris's suffering? Nothing A door A key Light 4 What does the iris claim to remember? An old lover The course of its life That which humans call "death" The duality between mind and body 5 What meter is this poem written in? Free verse Blank Rhymed Sonnet 6 Finish this quote: Overhead, noises, branches of the pine shifting. / Then ___" Joy Light Death Nothing 7 Who is the speaker? The Gardener-Poet God The Wild Iris Glück 8 What perspective is the poem written in? First Third Second First and second 9 Which is not a major theme in this poem? Hell Transformation Cycles Rebirth 10 Which of the following does not metaphorically resonate with the iris's experience as described in the poem? The life cycle of plants The human fear of change, endings, and death The human tendency to mourn and lay blame The two-year hiatus in Glück's writing 11 What does the Iris claim to be "over" in the poem? The ability to create Its life The human fear of being a soul and unable to speak; death Its career as a writer 12 Why might this poem be relatable to anyone? Everyone relies on self-expression to survive; "being / a soul and unable / to speak" is a common fear There is a metaphorical gardener in each one of us Everyone likes the iris flower There is "a great fountain, deep blue / shadows on azure seawater" coming from the center of all our lives 13 Which detail connects to the designation of the iris as "wild"? The birds The low shrubs The weak sun The seawater 14 Which award did this collection go on to receive? Robert Frost Medal A Pulitzer The Nobel Prize A Gugenheim 15 How is "Glück" pronounced? To rhyme with "smoke" To rhyme with "click" Glack Glook 16 What defining event changed the course of Glück's life and writing when she was young? A scholarship to the Iowa Writer's Workshop Dealing with anorexia and undergoing psychoanalysis, which shaped her thinking A troubled relationship with her father, leading to her to marry young The death of her mother 17 For which of the following is Glück most renowned? Her creative use of form Figurative Language Poetic personnae Metaphor 18 What prize did Glück win in 2020? Pulitzer Prize None A Guggenheim Nobel Prize in Literature 19 Which best summarizes the tone of the entire collection? Depressing, austere, contemptul Joyful, celebratory, emotive, intense Hopeful, sorrowful, contemplative, emotive Rageful, disdainful, sharp, forgiving 20 What do the first lines in "The Wild Iris" do in relation to the whole collection? There is no relevance to the first lines They foreshadow the speaker's suffering They frame the purpose and focus of the collection They embellish the speaker's joy 21 According to the iris, what happens when one returns from oblivion? One finds a voice One dies One can no longer communicate One is changed 22 What does the door represent in the poem? Something that God will close A regular doorway A change in circumstances and a self-transformation A human construct 23 What does the iris say is terrible? To go through the door at the end of suffering To survive as consciousness buried in the dark earth To suffer To see the birds darting in low shrubs 24 Which is an example of alliteration? "from the center of my life came" "a soul and unable / to speak" "You who do not remember" "At the end of my suffering" 25 What comes from the center of the iris's life? a soul birds darting in low shrubs. consciousness buried / in the dark earth. a great fountain, deep blue / shadows on azure seawater.