1 Who was John Oldham? A politician A writer A painter An explorer 2 What is the poem's rhyme scheme? ABB ABB AABBCCDD AB AB AB ABAB BCBC 3 Which meter is used in this poem? Dactylic dimeter Trochaic pentameter Iambic hexameter Iambic pentameter 4 What does the word "ally'd" mean in this poem's context? United Peaceful Supportive Identical 5 What is a lyre? A country estate A string instrument A graveyard plot A person who routinely lies 6 Which word is used as a metonymy in "To The Memory of Mr. Oldham"? Tongue Abhorr'd Farewell Ivy 7 What does the word "numbers" mean in this particular context? Mathematics Musical notes Navigation Poetic meter 8 Who is the poem's speaker? Mr. Oldham An unnamed young boy John Dryden Nisus 9 The allusion to Nisus is drawn from which source? Hamlet The Canterbury Tales Aristotle's Poetics The Aeneid 10 What do ivy and laurels indicate in this work? The vengeance of nature A strong legacy A rural lifestyle Bookish intelligence 11 What does "mould" mean in the poem? A popular 18th-century dish An interior design element used in homes A type of growth found in rotting materials A container used to shape liquids 12 What, according to the speaker, might have happened to Oldham's poetry as he aged? It might become more commercial because of changes in publishing It might turn away from satire towards more timeless issues It might stay the same, but society would be ready for its message at last It might grow technically perfect but less interesting 13 When was John Oldham born? 1653 1815 1691 1789 14 The phrase "Thy generous fruits" is an instance of what? Simile Metaphor Paradox Synecdoche 15 The line "Cast in the same poetic mould with mine" denotes what? That the speaker and Oldham competed for literary fame That Oldham had influence and control over the speaker That Oldham was never able to break away from his determined fate That the speaker and subject are similar as writers and people 16 Of what is this poem primarily composed? Heroic couplets Spenserian Stanzas Monistich Tercets 17 Which specific genre do Dryden and Oldham both work in? The Novel Satire Pastoralism Hymns 18 This poem is an example of what? An elegy A sonnet An ekphrastic poem An acrostic 19 What was the relationship between Dryden and Oldham in real life? They were friends They never met, but exchanged several admiring letters They were not alive at the same time, but Dryden enjoyed his predecessor's work They were political rivals 20 Which of the following does Dryden critique in Oldham's writing? Its lack of technical precision Its blend of high and low allusions Its long-winded pomposity Its aggressive political critiques 21 Which of the following is an instance of irony? That Oldham, though younger than the speaker, has died first That Oldham will be remembered as a fine poet, but he is actually a better novelist That Oldham died on the day the speaker was born That the speaker has resented Oldham in the past but now misses him 22 What primarily makes the line "But mellows what we write to the dull sweets of rhyme" unique? It breaks the pattern of heroic couplets It references taste imagery It uses alliterative W sounds It uses mostly one-syllalbe words 23 The poem's first line features alliteration with which sound? F L N O 24 What is most closely meant by the word "knave"? Know-it-all Idiot Knight Scoundrel 25 What is the name "Marcellus" an allusion to? A mythological character An English prince Oldham's early pen name A roman general