1 During what century did John Clare write the majority of his poems? Twentieth Seventeenth Eighteenth Nineteenth 2 What literary movement was John Clare a part of? Gothic Classical Modernist Romantic 3 Which of the following is Clare's poetry NOT known for? Attention to detail Simplicity of style Melancholy tone Fantasy elements 4 Who were John Clare's parents? Poor farmers Middle-class professionals Factory workers Aristocrats 5 "The Yellowhammer's Nest" is a representative of what era of Clare's career? Late career Early career Childhood writings Mid-career 6 In what collection did Clare publish "The Yellowhammer's Nest"? His final collection He never published the poem His second collection His first collection 7 What is a yellowhammer? A brightly colored tool Slang for any singing bird Another word for yellowjacket A type of songbird 8 Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between speaker and reader in "The Yellowhammer's Nest"? Distant Rivalry Intimate Tense 9 What is the tense at the beginning of the poem? Unclear Past tense Present tense Future tense 10 What is ecology? The study of biological relationships The classification of biological creatures The study of the importance of environmental factors The study of biological creatures 11 Which of the following best characterizes Clare's portrayal of natural creatures? He instills them with the same emotional depth as humans He portrays them as pests who steal the harvest He portrays them as beautiful decorations in the countryside He portrays them as intrinsically better than humans 12 Which of the following is NOT an example of Clare paying unusual attention to detail? 'Tis scarcely deep enough a bee to drown, Five eggs, pen-scribbled o'er with ink their shells Its husk seeds tall and high—'tis rudely planned A happy home of sunshine, flowers and streams. 13 What is ironic about the beginning of the poem? The speaker feels close to the yellowhammer, even though he ends up destroying its nest The yellowhammer flies off to protect itself from the cowboy, which actually allows the snake to destroy its nest The speaker invites his companion to see the nest, even though his companion only wants to harvest berries The speaker characterizes the stream as harmless by saying what it could harm 14 Which of the following is NOT a central theme of "The Yellowhammer's Nest"? Nature's capacity as a poet The inescapability of death The importance of little things The importance of friendship 15 How does Clare depict the snake's attack on the nest? As a victory for the snake As an example of the yellowhammer's weakness As just part of the circle of life As a tragedy 16 What is Castalay? The home of the muses in Greek mythology Clare's childhood home A famous forest in Britain A spring frequented by nymphs in Greek mythology 17 What does Clare's allusion to Parnassus imply? The yellowhammer's partner is the real poet The yellowhammer's partner is a poor singer The yellowhammer's partner is her muse The yellowhammer's partner is a fantasy 18 Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between the speaker and the yellowhammer? The speaker sees himself and the yellowhammer as having different but complimentary strengths The speaker stoops to the yellowhammer's level and sees the world from her perspective The speaker sees himself as better than the yellowhammer, even though she is really more wise The speaker admires the yellowhammer's beauty but scorns her weakness 19 Which line most closely parallels "A happy home of sunshine, flowers and streams"? Most poet-like where brooks and flowery weeds Leaving a houseless home, a ruined nest— Yet in the sweetest places cometh ill, And mournful hath the little warblers sung 20 Which of the following is NOT true of the snake attack as Clare describes it? It has already happened It is a possibility It is all-consuming It is a tragedy 21 Thinking about "The Yellowhammer's Nest" as a whole, which of the following best describes its mood? Disinterested Tragic Bittersweet Cheerful 22 What is the meter of "The Yellowhammer's Nest"? Iambic pentameter (each line is made up of five pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Trochaic pentameter (each line is made up of five pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) Iambic tetrameter (each line is made up of four pairs of one unstressed and one stressed syllable) Trochaic tetrameter (each line is made up of four pairs of one stressed and one unstressed syllable) 23 What is the rhyme scheme of "The Yellowhammer's Nest?" ABABCDCC No fixed rhyme scheme ABAB ABACBCDD 24 Which of the following contains a metaphor? And that old molehill like as Parnass' hill When such like woes hath rent its little breast. Five eggs, pen-scribbled o'er with ink their shells And like as though the plague became a guest, 25 Which of the following is an example of allusion? Leaving a houseless home, a ruined nest— And like as though the plague became a guest, And that old molehill like as Parnass' hill 'Tis scarcely deep enough a bee to drown,