1 Which of the following is not true about the speaker? In speaking about her own situation, a woman connects to all of humanity The speaker is definitely Wright herself A woman addresses her partner A woman ponders the creation of life from the intimate sexual act until the labor of birth 2 What is the poem's meter? Free Verse Iambic tetrameter Blank Verse Iambic pentameter 3 What is an iamb? A metrical foot consisting of an stressed syllable followed by another stressed syllable A metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable A metrical foot consisting of an stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable A type of meat that is considered a delicacy in Australia 4 What is tetrameter? A verse of three measures A verse of six measures A verse of five measures A verse of four measures 5 Which is an example of sibilance? silent and swift and deep from sight This is the maker and the made; This is no child with a child's face; This is our hunter and our chase, 6 What is sibilance? The sound a goat makes Repetition of "m" sounds The process of divination Repetition of "s" sounds 7 Define "resurrection" Another word for death The revitalization or revival of something Lazarus Jesus's teachings 8 Which is an example of anaphora in the poem? Strength Shapeless This is The Maker 9 Who is the third that lays in the couple's embrace? Another lover A ghost Their guilt The couple's child 10 Which of the following is not used to represent the creation of life? the strength that my arm knows the question and reply; our hunter and our chase the maker and the made; 11 Which is not a theme in the poem? Natural Course of Life Unity Grief Collective Experience 12 How many stanzas are in the poem? Three Six Five Four 13 What is suggested by the title? There exists a collective human experience The speaker is angry at her partner The speaker is a female deity The male speaker imagines what it is like to be female 14 What does light represent in the poem? Evil Blindness Being overwhelmed Being in the world 15 What does the poem simultaneously refer to? The sexual act and the period of gestation Love and hate Anger and forgiveness Being single and being a parent 16 What is significant about the metaphor concerning the blood's wild tree and the intricate and folded rose? It naturalizes the creation of life Roses do not come from trees It is beautiful but has no meaning There is no significance 17 Which line suggests an ignorance involved in creating life? the blind head butting at the dark, foresees the unimagined light. yet you and I have known it well. the arc of flesh that is my breast, 18 What is significant about mentioning the man's strength and the arc of the woman's flesh? There is no significance It grounds the creation of life inside human anatomy and physiology It inserts a divine quality into the creation of life It negatively compares the couple's bodies 19 Which line implies some danger in life? the selfless, shapeless seed I hold, This is our hunter and our chase, the precise crystals of our eyes. This is no child with a child's face; 20 What does the last line do in the poem? Shifts the focus, voice, and tone Suggest the cycle of generations by implying the speaker will one day be a grandmother Complains to the addressee Focus on holding the baby 21 In the beginning of the poem, is the baby already developed? Yes The baby is born No The baby does not exist 22 Which description best contributes to a sense of tessellation in the poem? the precise crystals of our eyes. This is no child with a child's face; This is our hunter and our chase, foresees the unimagined light. 23 What is "the blade" suggestive of? Self-defence Pain, danger, walking a thin line Safety Weaponry 24 Who is being addressed in the poem? Just the speaker's partner The speaker's partner, and the reader (all of humanity) The speaker's child God 25 Which line best infuses a divine quality into the creation of life? the selfless, shapeless seed I hold, This is the maker and the made; this has no name to name it by; he blind head butting at the dark,