1 When was John Clare born? The mid nineteenth century The early nineteenth century The late eighteenth century The mid eighteenth century 2 Which of the following is NOT true of Clare's parents? They became estranged from Clare later in life They were barely literate They were laborers They were from London 3 Who was Clare's first love? Susan Smith Mary Joyce John Keats Patty Turner 4 What was Clare's first book? The Rural Muse The Village Minstrel and Other Poems The Shepherd's Calendar Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery 5 Which of the following best describes Clare's poetic career during his life? His first book was a failure, but he gradually earned respect with his subsequent volumes He published many volumes, but remained largely unknown He never published his poetry during his life His first book was highly successful, but then he faded into obscurity 6 Where was Clare when he wrote "I Am!"? London Helpston High Beech asylum Northampton Lunatic Asylum 7 Which of the following is NOT a primary theme of "I Am!"? The uncertainty of existence The evils of social isolation The beauty of the countryside The instability of the individual 8 What is the rhyme scheme of "I Am!"? ababab aabbcc abababab abcabc 9 What is the meter of "I Am"? Iambic pentameter (five pairs of one unstressed and then one stressed syllable) Iambic tetrameter (three pairs of one unstressed and then one stressed syllable) Trochaic pentameter (five pairs of one stressed and then one unstressed syllable) Free verse (no fixed meter) 10 How does Clare define the self in the first stanza of "I Am!"? As the exclusive attribute of poets As dependent on the perception of other people As entirely non-existent As the one thing independent of other people's opinions 11 Which of the following BEST replaces the word vapours in line 6? Ghosts Odors Specters Mists 12 Which of the following is NOT an example of simile? Into the living sea of waking dreams My friends forsake me like a memory lost And yet I am, and live—like vapours tossed Like shadows in love’s frenzied stifled throes 13 What characteristic of the sea is MOST relevant to Clare's use of it as a symbol in stanza 2? Its vastness Its turbulence Its lack of landmarks Its capacity to drown him 14 Which of the following BEST replaces the word "esteems" in line 10? Worships Goals Respects Delusions 15 Which of the following BEST replaces the word "strange" in line 12? Weird Gross Distant Alien 16 What literary device does NOT appear in the second stanza? Metaphor Parallelism Simile Repetition 17 What does the speaker desire in the third stanza? Sleep Death A return to childhood The apocalypse 18 What problem does the speaker hope to solve in the third stanza? The destruction of the countryside Existence without a sense of self The speaker's failure to achieve his goals The speaker's feelings of woe 19 Which line of "I Am!" recalls the themes of Clare's early work? I am the self-consumer of my woes The grass below—above the vaulted sky. Like shadows in love’s frenzied stifled throes But the vast shipwreck of my life’s esteems 20 Which of the following BEST replaces the word "abide" in line 15? Pray Live Play Grieve 21 What is the tone of "I Am!"? Mournful and reflective Overwhelmed and emotional Resentful and frustrated Cheerful and hopeful 22 How does the speaker see grief? As something that brings him closer to God As an inevitable part of life As something that makes him stronger As a problem 23 Which images in "I Am!' suggest impermanence? Memory, the grass, vapours Memory, vapours, dreams The grass, the sea, vapours Memory, vapours, the sea 24 How does the third stanza differ from the first two? The speaker entirely abandons hope The speaker's tone becomes mournful and yearning The speaker believes his life can improve The speaker comes up with a solution to his problem 25 In which line does Clare NOT use syntax to question the role of the individual? But the vast shipwreck of my life’s esteems I am the self-consumer of my woes There to abide with my Creator, God I am—yet what I am none cares or knows