1 What is the Helicon primarily associated with? Romantic love Artistic inspiration Spiritual healing Moral redemption 2 What is the poem's major conflict? The tension between modernity and local tradition The speaker's inability to decide whether to live a rural or a cosmopolitan life The speaker's parents' hopes for him versus his friends' pressures The speaker's desire to explore, counter to social expectation 3 What does the phrase "the trapped sky" most likely refer to? The reflection of the sky The sky through a stained-glass window The adult speaker's narrow memory of childhood landscapes The appearance of a cloudy sky before a storm 4 What is the focus of the speaker's childhood exploration? Trees Ponds Wells Caves 5 What does the speaker like about echoes? They make him feel that he is not alone, even in remote places They help him hear and understand himself anew They cause nearby animals to respond They feel like confirmation of God or other spiritual beings 6 The speaker implies that he has changed his behavior as an adult for which reason? He has become physically weak, though he is mentally sharp He realizes that his explorations were insensitive to his neighbors He must care for his family and cannot take risks He does not want to be thought vain or undignified 7 The phrase "the dark drop" is an example of which of the following? Alliteration Understatement Simile Personification 8 How many stanzas are in the poem? 2 3 5 4 9 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABABAB ABC CBA ABAB ABCBCBA 10 To which mythological figure does the poem allude? Hercules Narcissus Odysseus Persephone 11 What type of stanzas comprise this poem? 4 3 6 5 12 Which word best describes the young speaker? Kind Industrious Listless Curious 13 What is meant by the word "scaresome"? Haunting Jumpy Scarce Frightening 14 How does the speaker reconnect to his childhood passions as an adult? Through writing poetry Through documenting the sites he once explored Through family stories and folktales Through visiting his old home 15 Which sound creates assonance in the phrase "pumps with buckets and windlasses"? S's U's B's P's 16 Which line contains alliterative R sounds? "To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into some spring" "I loved the dark drop, the trapped sky" "a rat slapped across my reflection." "I savoured the rich crash" 17 Which of the following lines contains hyperbole? "...a rat slapped across my reflection." "A shallow one under a dry stone ditch" "As a child, they could not keep me from wells" "I savoured the rich crash..." 18 Which of the following elements of wells assume the most significance in this poem? Echoes and reflections Depth and darkness Dirtiness and murkiness Fluidity and movement 19 Which of the following is true of Ireland's holy wells? They are largely concentrated in the Dublin area They are often associated with a patron saint They are usually surrounded by religious buildings They are not true wells, but rather manmade pools 20 What is the "white face" described in stanza 3? An unidentified wild animal The spirit of the local holy well The speaker's deceased ancestors The speaker's reflection 21 Which of the following words is an example of onomatopoeia? Crash Dank Ditch scaresome 22 For which of the following purposes do people often use holy wells? Cleaning spiritually unclean objects Watering crops Divining the future Healing the sick 23 Which element of poetry does the speaker highlight in the poem's final lines? Metaphor Meter Enjambment Rhyme 24 Which does NOT describe the poem's tone? Nostalgic Playful Bitter Contemplative 25 What does the word "fructify" mean? To make something productive To sanctify or devote to a saint To sweeten To rot or decay