I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) Quizzes

I Think of Thee (Sonnet 29) Quiz

1 What is this work's genre?
Sestina

Haiku

Italian sonnet

English sonnet
2 Which of the following is a focus of the poem?
Parenthood

Revolution

Art

Romantic love
3 What is the definition of the word "insphere"?
To surround

To inspire

To harm

To enchant
4 What does the palm tree represent?
The lover

Labor

Escape

The speaker
5 When was this poem first published?
1970

1835

1779

1850
6 The poem's first line contains alliteration with which sound?
Th

K

I

F
7 What is suggested by the pronoun "thee"?
That the speaker is addressing a group

That the speaker lives in Elizabethan times

That the speaker has a close relationship to the addressee

That the speaker is using a formal register
8 Why does the speaker worry about her own imagination?
She believes she will be punished for imagined transgressions

She thinks her imagination is dull and boring

She cannot focus at work or in conversation

She fears it will suppress the reality of her lover
9 To whom is the poem addressed?
The speaker's younger self

The speaker's lover

A generic reader

A political leader
10 To which literary/historical era does this poem belong?
Postmodern

Postcolonial

Victorian

Baroque
11 Which line shows assonant "ee" sounds?
I think of thee!—my thoughts do twine and bud

Yet, O my palm-tree, be it understood

"About thee, as wild vines, about a tree"

And breathe within thy shadow a new air,
12 Which is an example of metonymy?
"I am too near thee"

"And breathe within thy shadow"

"my thoughts do twine and bud"

"the straggling green"
13 In which poetry collection did this work first appear?
Complete Sonnets

Ariel

Sonnets from the Portuguese

Leaves of Grass
14 Which is a major theme of the poem?
Coming of Age

Loss

Fantasy

Imperfection
15 Which word is an instance of onomatopoeia?
Joy

Rustle

Twine

Thee
16 Which of the following lines contains caesura?
I do not think of thee—I am too near thee.

And breathe within thy shadow a new air,

Rustle thy boughs and set thy trunk all bare,

I will not have my thoughts instead of thee
17 Define the word "twine" as it appears in this work
Sing

Wrap around

Poke or jab

A type of string
18 What is the definition of "nought"?
Irrelevant

Nothing

Everywhere

Forbidden
19 Which of the following is most prominent in this work?
Extended metaphor

Synecdoche

Anaphora

Understatement
20 How does the speaker metaphorically represent her thoughts?
As leaves

As wind

As raindrops

As vines
21 Which meter does the poem use?
Dactylic trimeter

Iambic hexameter

Trochail pentameter

Iambic pentameter
22 The speaker uses her imagination to try to feel close to the addressee, but in the end it makes her feel further away. This is an example of what?
Poetic license

Situational irony

Personification

Hyperbole
23 What is the rhyme scheme of the work's first eight lines?
AAAA BBBB

ABAB ACAC

ABAB ABAB

ABBA ABBA
24 Which does NOT describe the poem's tone?
Affectionate

Conflicted

Irritated

Romantic
25 What is the rhyme scheme of the work's final six lines?
DEFDEF

CDCDCD

CDECDE

CDCDEE

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