1 What type of stanzas make up this poem? Couplets and tercets Couplets and one-line stanzas Quatrains and tercets Sestets 2 Which of the following claims does this poem most closely suggest? Strong feelings can make it harder, not easier, to express oneself in writing Poets are likely to be unhappy in love because of their artistic personalities The natural world can offer great comfort to the struggling Men and women are fundamentally different from one another 3 Which best describes the poem's speaker? The speaker is a person dealing with romantic rejection or parting The speaker is a parent whose child has gone missing The speaker is a prisoner who has been put in jail for protesting The speaker is a priest listening to confessons 4 Which sound produces alliteration in the phrase "my soul is not satisfied that it has lost her"? N S O T 5 In what language was this poem originally written? English French Arabic Spanish 6 The phrase "the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture" is an example of which of the following? Simile Ekphrasis Metaphor Personification 7 How does the speaker's perception of his surroundings change before and after his lover's rejection? He initially perceives it as thrilling, but later perceives it as desolate He initially perceives it as threatening, but later perceives it as weak He initially perceives it as organized, but later perceives it as chaotic He initially perceives it as suffocating, but later perceives it as exciting 8 Which sound produces assonance in the phrase "shiver in the distance"? S I V A 9 The speaker compares poetry to which of the following? Heartbreak Grass Dew Stars 10 Why is the speaker's claim in the first line ironic? The speaker is feeling extremely happy The lines that he offers as an example are not dramatically sad The speaker is known as a terrible poet The speaker does not know that his life is soon going to improve 11 How does the speaker describe the lover's eyes? "soft" and "quiet" "infinite" and "still" "deadened" and "tired" "blue" and "deep" 12 What promise does the speaker make in the poem's final lines? That he will write no more poetry about his ex-lover That he will continue to write until he has written the saddest lines That he will regain his lost love through beautiful poems That he will never speak or use language again 13 Which is a major theme in this poem? Hospitality and care Poetry and language Leftist politics Masculinity 14 Which of the following sound devices appears in the phrase "still more immense without her"? Assonance Hyperbole End rhyme Anaphora 15 Which line includes an example of synecdoche? "My soul is not satisfied that it has lost her." "Through nights like this one I held her in my arms." "Tonight I can write the saddest lines." "Her voice, her bright body. Her infinite eyes." 16 Which is a major theme of this poem? Technology Heartbreak The rights of the elderly Urban life 17 Which best describes the poem's tone? Exuberant Awestruck Arrogant Distraught 18 Which best describes the speaker's feelings about his lover? He is unable to decide whether he still loves her He is angry at himself for ending their relationship He feels furious and vengeful towards her He does not miss her, but he misses the stability she provided 19 Which of the following is most explicitly offered as an example of a sad line of poetry? "The night is starry and the stars are blue and shiver in the distance." "Love is so short, forgetting is so long." "I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too." "And the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture." 20 What is the poem's meter? Anapestic hexameter Iambic pentameter Trochaic tetrameter Free verse 21 Which of the following is personified in this poem? The wind The dirt The trees The eyes 22 Fill in the blank: "The same night _____ the same trees." Obscuring Whitening Sweeping Adorning 23 Which best describes the poem's setting? A bustling university campus An empty street at dawn A windy, starry night A factory in Chile's capital 24 Which does the poem most closely imply about nature? The natural world is brutal, but no more than human beings Nature is an expression of God's mysterious care Nature is vulnerable to outside forces, just as people are Humans project emotion onto an uncaring natural world 25 The line "Tonight I can write the saddest lines" contains which of the following? Hyperbole Personification Understatement Simile