1 When was the poem published? 1892 1848 1846 1905 2 Who is getting married in the poem? May and December January and February Summer and autumn May and June 3 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABBA ABAB ABBC ABCB 4 What type of stanzas does the poem have? Sestets Couplets Octaves Quatrains 5 What is the setting of the poem? A lunar eclipse A rainy day by a lake A beautiful summer day in nature A dark evening in a forest 6 Which of the following lines does NOT contain alliteration? "Is on the surface seen!" "All vanished, like a vision vain," "To greet the general glow." "And I, of all the wedding guests," 7 Who wrote "As imperceptibly as Grief"? George Eliot Emily Dickinson Christina Rossetti Emily Brontë 8 What kind of plant is the speaker lying on a "couch" of? Daffodils Heather Lilacs Roses 9 Which of the following images does the speaker revisit during her interior monologue? The rising sun A lake Singing birds Gray rocks 10 How many stanzas are in the poem? Nine Four Eleven Eighteen 11 What is the genre of the poem? Love sonnet Victorian poetry Pastoral verse Elizabeth poetry 12 What were Brontë's sisters' names? Cordelia and Rosalind Jane and Lydia Mary and Elizabeth Anne and Charlotte 13 What novel was Brontë famous for writing? Villette Middlemarch Little Women Wuthering Heights 14 Who wrote "A Dirge"? Anne Brontë Gerard Manley Hopkins William Wordsworth Christina Rossetti 15 What season is portrayed in the poem? Summer Winter Spring Fall 16 Who talks to the speaker at the end of the poem? A celestial being May's father June The birds 17 What is the meaning of the word "brae" in the poem? A forest A steep bank A mountain peak A seaside jetty 18 How many voices does the poem have? Six One Two Three 19 What words best characterize the tone of the poem? Lyrical but melancholy Cold but humorous Bright and hurried Slow and dolorous 20 When does the climax of the poem occur? When the celestial being talks to the speaker When the sun sets When the speaker has an internal discussion When May marries June 21 What is the speaker unable to enjoy? A beautiful summer day Gardening in her backyard The first snow of winter Swimming in the ocean 22 How does the poem conclude? With the marriage of May and June With the speaker seeing a celestial shine With the beginning of autumn With the end of the day 23 Where was Brontë born? Thorton Manchester Liverpool Dorset 24 What is personified at the beginning of the poem? Trees Birds A pile of rocks Flowers 25 What is the speaker constantly doing? Thinking of winter Imagining something has ended before it really has Looking for birds Writing poetry