1 Which of the following is not true about the speaker? In speaking about her own situation, a woman connects to all of humanity A woman addresses her partner The speaker is definitely Wright herself A woman ponders the creation of life from the intimate sexual act until the labor of birth 2 What is the poem's meter? Blank Verse Free Verse Iambic tetrameter Iambic pentameter 3 What is an iamb? A metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable A metrical foot consisting of an stressed syllable followed by another stressed syllable A type of meat that is considered a delicacy in Australia A metrical foot consisting of an stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable 4 What is tetrameter? A verse of three measures A verse of five measures A verse of four measures A verse of six measures 5 Which is an example of sibilance? silent and swift and deep from sight This is no child with a child's face; This is our hunter and our chase, This is the maker and the made; 6 What is sibilance? Repetition of "s" sounds The sound a goat makes Repetition of "m" sounds The process of divination 7 Define "resurrection" Jesus's teachings Lazarus Another word for death The revitalization or revival of something 8 Which is an example of anaphora in the poem? The Maker This is Strength Shapeless 9 Who is the third that lays in the couple's embrace? A ghost Another lover Their guilt The couple's child 10 Which of the following is not used to represent the creation of life? our hunter and our chase the strength that my arm knows the question and reply; the maker and the made; 11 Which is not a theme in the poem? Natural Course of Life Collective Experience Grief Unity 12 How many stanzas are in the poem? Three Four Five Six 13 What is suggested by the title? There exists a collective human experience The speaker is a female deity The male speaker imagines what it is like to be female The speaker is angry at her partner 14 What does light represent in the poem? Being in the world Evil Being overwhelmed Blindness 15 What does the poem simultaneously refer to? The sexual act and the period of gestation Anger and forgiveness Being single and being a parent Love and hate 16 What is significant about the metaphor concerning the blood's wild tree and the intricate and folded rose? There is no significance It naturalizes the creation of life Roses do not come from trees It is beautiful but has no meaning 17 Which line suggests an ignorance involved in creating life? yet you and I have known it well. the blind head butting at the dark, foresees the unimagined light. the arc of flesh that is my breast, 18 What is significant about mentioning the man's strength and the arc of the woman's flesh? It inserts a divine quality into the creation of life It grounds the creation of life inside human anatomy and physiology It negatively compares the couple's bodies There is no significance 19 Which line implies some danger in life? This is our hunter and our chase, the precise crystals of our eyes. the selfless, shapeless seed I hold, This is no child with a child's face; 20 What does the last line do in the poem? Complains to the addressee Suggest the cycle of generations by implying the speaker will one day be a grandmother Shifts the focus, voice, and tone Focus on holding the baby 21 In the beginning of the poem, is the baby already developed? Yes No The baby is born The baby does not exist 22 Which description best contributes to a sense of tessellation in the poem? This is no child with a child's face; foresees the unimagined light. the precise crystals of our eyes. This is our hunter and our chase, 23 What is "the blade" suggestive of? Safety Pain, danger, walking a thin line Weaponry Self-defence 24 Who is being addressed in the poem? The speaker's partner, and the reader (all of humanity) God Just the speaker's partner The speaker's child 25 Which line best infuses a divine quality into the creation of life? the selfless, shapeless seed I hold, this has no name to name it by; This is the maker and the made; he blind head butting at the dark,