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