1 Which of the following is true of the poem's theme of rationality? The speaker admires her lover's ability to behave rationally The speaker thinks of herself as rational, but is clearly irrational The speaker describes her sexual desires as contradictory to her rationality The speaker believes objectivity and rationality to be nonexistent and impossible 2 What does the phrase "fume of life" refer to? Food and water Sexual desire The holy spirit Cigar smoke 3 Which assumption does the speaker attempt to dismantle? That her physical attraction is a sign of love That her physical attraction is a sign that she is impure or sexually experienced That her lack of interest in conversation means she is not attracted to her listener That her love means she consents to sex 4 What function does the poem's opening word serve? It hints at the speaker's self-assurance It tells us that the speaker is taking on a false identity It lets us know that the speaker has never met her listener It tells us that the speaker is writing a letter 5 Which of the following is used as a metonymic representation of rationality? The book The blood The fume The brain 6 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem's first half? ABBA ABBA AABB AABB ABA ABA ABA ABAB ABAB 7 How does the poem present the relationship between love and lust? Love is portrayed as inevitably resulting from lust and attraction Love is portrayed as the domain of women and lust as the domain of men Love and lust are portrayed as being distinct and independent Lust is portrayed as a force tarnishing the purity of love 8 What does "zest" mean in the poem's context? Citrus rind Pain Desire Revulsion 9 Where is the poem's volta? After line 8 After line 12 After line 4 After line 7 10 Which social norms does the poem interrogate? The sexual and gender norms of the early twentieth century The labor structures and inequalities of the gilded age The norms surrounding division of labor in the Edwardian household The norms of politeness and veiled language predominant in Victorian society 11 Which of the following is true of the addressee? They are a young woman We know nothing of the addressee except that the speaker dislikes them They are a young man They are an older man 12 Which of the following does "blood" symbolize? Violence Familial relationship Sexual desire Revolution 13 What is this poem's form? Ghazal English sonnet Italian sonnet Sestina 14 Which of the following is an example of personification? distressed / By all the needs and notions of my kind season / My scorn with pity feel a certain zest / To bear your body’s weight the poor treason / Of my stout blood 15 Which line contains alliterative N sounds? My scorn with pity,—let me make it plain: And leave me once again undone, possessed. Your person fair, and feel a certain zest By all the needs and notions of my kind, 16 What does "stout" mean in the context of this poem? Sturdy Loud Small Fat 17 Which phrase contains alliterative I sounds? life designed undone, possessed weight upon my breast my stout blood 18 In which poetry collection did this work first appear? Renascence and Other Poems Aria da Capo The Harp-Weaver and Other Poems A Few Figs and Thistles 19 What is the poem's primary meter? Iambic trimeter Trochaic trimeter Trochaic pentameter Iambic pentameter 20 Which line contains alliterative B sounds? I shall remember you with love, or season Am urged by your propinquity to find I find this frenzy insufficient reason To bear your body’s weight upon my breast: 21 Which verb is metaphorically used to describe the mixing of emotions? Breed Flavor Season Blend 22 Which best describes the poem's tone? Ironic Gentle Passionate Apathetic 23 What does the word "propinquity" mean? Sarcasm Proximity Boldness Cleverness 24 Which best describes the speaker? Self-possessed woman Mysterious, disembodied spirit Frightened young girl Wise mother 25 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem's second half? CDED CDED CDECDE CDCDCD CD CE CD CE