1 "All the world drops dead" is most likely a metaphor for what? The aftermath of an epidemic The death of a single loved one The quiet of night The momentary blocking-out of sensations 2 Which best describes the speaker's identity? A novelist trying to come up with a dramatic love story An old woman recounting her first heartbreak to a younger one A man leaving his lover because she has lost her grip on reality A woman or girl suffering from heartbreak and possible madness 3 The phrases "lift my lids" and "sung me moon-struck" both contain which of the following? Assonance Allegory Internal rhyme Dramatic irony 4 What does the word "seraphim" mean? A type of pill once given to patients suffering from mental illness A type of angel in several religious traditions A mad but wise woman from Greek mythology A flourish added to handwritten calligraphy 5 Which of the following genres does the poem NOT contain allusions to? Native American mythology The Bible Fairytales Nineteenth-century cookbooks 6 What is the poem's point of view? Third-person singular First-person and second-person singular First-person plural Second-person plural and third-person singular 7 What role do the parentheses around the line "I think I made you up inside my head" play? They imply that the speaker cannot integrate this thought with her other experiences They tell us that the speaker is trying to be casual and nonchalant They suggest that the line is spoken by a different, second speaker They show us that the speaker is whispering 8 Which does NOT describe the poem's tone? Panicked Carefree Regretful Uncertain 9 Which best describes the poem's major conflict? The speaker's desire to get revenge on an ex-lover The speaker's attempt to persuade her lover to return The speaker's attempt to gain control over her own mind The speaker's arguments with her doctors and psychiatrists 10 What meter is the poem written in? Spondaic dimeter Anapestic pentamater Iambic pentameter Dactylic trimeter 11 The "D" sounds in the phrase "all the world drops dead" are an example of which of the following? Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Alliteration Assonance 12 Which of the following phrases contains the clearest example of alliteration? Exit seraphim and Satan's men I should have loved a thunderbird instead The stars go waltzing out in blue and red I fancied you'd return the way you said 13 Which line can most accurately be described as the poem's climax? God topples from the sky, hell's fires fade I lift my lids and all is born again But I grow old and I forget your name I should have loved a thunderbird instead 14 What does the word "fancied" mean in the poem? Dressed up Hoped Loved Pretended 15 "God topples from the sky" can best be understood as a metaphor for which of the following? The aging of a parent The destruction of order A tornado Secularization following World War I 16 Which best describes the role of the word "bed" in the phrase "bewitched me into bed"? Simile Metonymy Understatement Symbolism 17 What does the thunderbird symbolize in the poem? Insanity Consistency Protection Freedom 18 Which of the following is NOT a major theme of the poem? Heartbreak Mental illness Control Education 19 Which of the following is NOT a source of irony on the poem's title? The speaker did not love, or even like, the person she is addressing The title makes us expect a happy love story, but the poem focuses on heartbreak The speaker may not even be "mad," but may simply be suffering from heartbreak The term "girl" seems to promise juvenile concerns, but the speaker's conflicts are deep and distressing 20 What is the name given to the poem's two repeating lines? Repetitions Refrains Themes Choruses 21 Why does the speaker shut her eyes? To pretend she is sleeping and cannot see her lover To fantasize about killing her lover To endure the physical pain of electroshock therapy To gain control over and distance from an overwhelming world 22 What does the word "bewitched" most closely imply about the speaker's relationship to her lover? That the lover is a good storyteller That the lover seduced her through magical means That the lover lives in a fantasy world That the lover has a great deal of control and power over her 23 What does the word "moon-struck" mean? Lovesick Sleep-deprived Awed Close to death 24 What is this poem's form? Villanelle Ghazal Sonnet Haiku 25 Which of the following lines contains personification? The stars go waltzing out in blue and red I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead And sung me moon-struck, kissed me quite insane I think I made you up inside my head