won’t you celebrate with me Quizzes

won't you celebrate with me Quiz

1 When was this poem written?
1993

1903

1928

1951
2 What is a major theme of this poem?
Coming of age

Human-animal relationships

Race and gender

Artistic expression
3 In which collection did this work first appear?
Two-Headed Woman

Blessing the Boats

Book of Light

Generations: A Memoir
4 Which of the following devices is most prominent in this work?
Simile

Dramatic irony

Foreshadowing

Apostrophe
5 Which of the following does NOT describe the poem's tone?
Dismissive

Joyful

Thoughtful

Imploring
6 What does the phrase "born in babylon" imply?
That the speaker was born in the Middle East

That the speaker was born into a thriving culture

That the speaker was born in exile

That the speaker is religious
7 Which is an instance of irony in the poem?
The speaker's invitation to celebrate is sarcastic

The speaker unexpectedly describes survival as a reason to celebrate

The speaker unexpectedly wants the addressee to celebrate despite their long-standing conflict

The addressee knows that the speaker will not be able to celebrate, but the speaker does not know
8 The phrase "some kind of life" is an example of what?
Simile

Rhetorical question

Understatement

Hyperbole
9 How many stanzas are in the poem?
Seven

Four

One

Two
10 Which of the following devices appears in the poem's title?
Metaphor

Alliteration

Rhetorical question

Allusion
11 What do we definitely know about the speaker's identities?
She is a gay woman who is not white

She is a woman and is not white

She is a biracial woman

She is a black woman
12 How does the theme of racism appear in the poem?
The speaker references the way that she has survived an onslaught of racism

The work does not touch on racism

The speaker expresses racist ideas

The poem is a description of a Civil Rights march
13 Which poet worked closely with Lucille Clifton?
Emily Dickinson

Langston Hughes

Natasha Tretheway

John Keats
14 Which of the following devices is NOT prominent in this work?
Rhetorical question

Onomatopoeia

Slant rhyme

Allusion
15 Which of the following sections of the bible is alluded to in this work?
The Book of Exodus

The Book of Psalms

The Book of Revelations

The Book of Luke
16 Which best describes the speaker's evolution over the course of the poem?
She does not change over the course of the poem

She begins uncertain and timid but appears to gain confidence

She is initially unhappy but becomes content when the addressee agrees to celebrate

She begins energized but becomes exhausted
17 Which Romantic poet is subtly quoted in this poem?
Lord Byron

William Wordsworth

William Blake

John Keats
18 When did Lucille Clifton live?
1936-2010

1871-1913

1968-present

1910-2001
19 Which part of the poem uses personification?
Lines 21-26

Line 8

Lines 13-14

Lines 3-5
20 Which of the following is true of the poem?
It contains no speaker

It contains no capital letters

It contains no punctuation

It contains no images
21 Which best describes the theme of survival in this work?
The speaker explains that she will sacrifice herself for the survival of her loved ones

The speaker is upset that she has been able to survive rather than thrive

The speaker wants to celebrate the fact that she has survived against the odds

The speaker is scornful of those who cannot survive in difficult times, since she can
22 What concept does "clay" represent?
Earthly, bodily existence

Poverty

Family

Artistic labor
23 The phrase "born in babylon" contains which of the following?
Alliteration

Assonance

Synecdoche

Metonymy
24 What is the poem's implied setting?
Ancient Egypt

Outer Space

Japan

The United States
25 Which of the following is the poem's major conflict?
The speaker's battle to survive in an unjust world

The speaker's journey to artistic fulfillment

The speaker's attempt to gain favor with powerful people

The fight between the speaker and her son

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