1 When was the poem published? 1841 1846 1856 1851 2 When does the poem take place? During spring During autumn During summer During winter 3 What kind of stanzas is the poem made up of? Couplets Sextets Octaves Quatrains 4 Where is the speaker standing at the beginning? On mountains Her lover's grave At the top of green hills By a sea shore 5 How many years have passed since the speaker's lover died? Twelve Fifteen Two Five 6 What does the speaker mean in the line "No later light has lightened up my heaven"? That the winter is particularly brutal That she has never found love again That she has never felt as happy as she was when her lover was alive That she lives in a region with cloudy weather 7 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ABAB ABCB ABBA Free verse 8 What is the genre of the poem? Villanelle Pastoral Elegy Acrostic 9 What best describes the tone of the poem? Understated Mournful Sunny Dry 10 Who wrote the poem "O Captain! My Captain!"? Herman Melville Ralph Waldo Emerson Walt Whitman William Carlos Williams 11 Which of the following lines contains alliteration? "Strengthened, and fed without the aid of joy." "While the world's tide is bearing me along;" "Once drinking deep of that divinest anguish," "Other desires and other hopes beset me," 12 What is the speaker struggling with in the poem? Moving on from the memory of her dead lover Deciding whether or not she will remarry Making an arduous trek across the mountain Overcoming a lengthy illness 13 Who wrote the poem "For the Union Dead"? Nathaniel Hawthorne Robert Lowell Elizabeth Bishop Henry David Thoreau 14 Who is the speaker of the poem? A young mother A woman who is grieving her dead lover A priestess A recently married bride 15 How many stanzas does the poem contain? Five Eight Nine Six 16 What line underscores the pain the speaker experiences in remembering? "All my life's bliss from thy dear life was given" "Sweet Love of youth, forgive, if I forget thee" "Dare not indulge in memory's rapturous pain" "Down to that tomb already more than mine" 17 What does the speaker refer to when she says "While the world's tide is bearing me along"? How time has passed quickly in for her The demands the world has made on her life The way time has lessened the weight of her grief The way the world has not given her a moment's rest 18 What novel is Brontë well-known for writing? Wuthering Heights Agnes Gray Middlemarch Jane Eyre 19 What were Brontë's sisters' names? Jane and Margaret Cristine and Clarissa Anne and Charlotte Elizabeth and Mary 20 Which of the following is NOT a theme in the poem? Death Marriage Closure Time 21 Which of the following is a symbol in the poem? A grave A lightning bolt A rose A golden ring 22 What is the meaning of the word "rapturous" in the poem? Dreary Enthusiastic Dour Anxious 23 What is the speaker referencing in the line "Cold in the earth—and fifteen wild Decembers"? The number of years her beloved has been dead Her age The snowfall of that year The coldest winter of her lifetime 24 What is the meaning of the word "dreary" in the poem? Ecstatic Depressing Nervous Uplifting 25 What is the antagonizing force in the poem? Anxiety Love Loss Marriage