Poetry MCQ packet test review
C 39. Lines 6 and 7 act as a
2 lines = 2 only
SAS 17. As used in line 1, "art" is best understood to mean
2 only artistic ability
Ode 85. The fourth stanza describes which scene on the urn
2&3
T 69. In lines 8-13, the mood is created and reinforced by means of
2nd question = 2 answers
T 71. In lines 32-33, the statement "nor couldst... magnificent" is surprising primarily in view of lines
30-27 = 3 = 33
Last Duch 32. The poem is composed of
32 = 3 and 2
MW 5. The main idea of the poem is most clearly stated in which of the following lines
34
T 76. The poem could most logically be divided into sections consisting of
45 ??
Last Duch 36. The reader can form an inference about the listener's attitude from lines
53-54
T 73. The question posed in lines 58-60 is a reference to
60-58 = two = t = tendency
F App 66. The meaning of the title is most clarified by
7th
MW 6. The speaker primarily want his neighbor to
A
MW 7. The speaker most likely views "a wall" as
B
MW 8. In line 41 "darkness" is best interpreted to symbolize
E ignorance (Egnorance)
SAS 22. Knowing that Timotheus was a Greek poet would help the reader to
Gods lay in chair - "lays"
C 43. The subject "would kill" in line 23 is
Never
Last Duch 29. As it is used in line 50, "pretense" is best understood to mean
RRR pre = right
SAS 19. Line 3 is a criticism of
SAS = PAP
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
Speaker is looking back at life after with Death
F App 60. The primary unifying device evident throughout the poem is the use of
V deVice adVerbial B
Last Duch 24. Which of the following phrases from the first five lines provides an example of the speaker's unintentional irony
aa - as alive 5
Ode 86. The fourth stanza differs from the second and third stanzas in that it
all
OO 48. Lines 1-7 serve to
all = l l = out out
OO 50. Which lines contribute to the personification of the saw
all = l l = out out
Ode 80. As used in line 1, "still" conveys the meaning of
all = still - ll
F App 63. The antecedent of "it" in line 23 is
ant - bird
T 72. The viewpoint expressed in lines 33-45 could best be describe as
anthropocentric
Ode 89. The dominant poetic device that unifies the poem is
apostrophe
Last Duch 30. The final sentence of the poem emphasizes the speakers attitude that
att = all, final = e
T 77. This poem is an example of
blank verse
OO 54. The juxtaposition of "So. But" serves primarily to
boy's plea to save hand
Not Stop 15. "Then" in line 21 refers to the speaker's
burial
Not Stop 9. The mood of the poem could best be describes as
calm acceptance
C41. As used in line 16, "die" is best understood to mean
cease
Ode 90. In line 49, the poet utilizes
chiasmus
F App 61. As used in line 9, "pot" means
contain
OO 52. In line 22, "saw all" could best be understood to mean that the boy
could comprehend
T 79. The poet makes all the following assertions EXCEPT
dead > alive ???
Not Stop 11. The central, controlling imagery of the poem conveys the idea that
death = not final step
Ode 88. As used in line 46, "waste" is best understood to mean
destroy
SAS 21. The tone of the poem could best be described as
didactic (SAS = DID)
F App 67. The poem conveys the impression that the poet
disapproves
F App 64. The speaker's tone could best be characterized as
dispassionate
Last Duch 31. The poem could most logically be divided into sections consisting of
divided = D
Last Duch 35. The speaker's purpose is to
ee = emphasize expectations
C 44. As used in lines 34 and 35, "die" is best understood to refer to
emotional
OO 56. The primary purpose of the internal rhythm and punctuation of line 32 is to
evoke
OO 49. In line 10, "they" most likely refers to
father and bros
C 38. The tone of the first stanza could best be described as
flippant
OO 53. The tone of the boys words to his sister in lines 25-26 is one of
frantic desperation
Not Stop 14. The "house" describes in line 17 is
grave
T 75. In lines 73-81, which of the following words does LEAST reinforce the poet's primary message
grave
T 70. The meaning of line 24 would be made more explicit if "lost" were rewarded as
having lost
Last Duch 26. In line 32, "I know not how" could be be rephrased as
i don't know how = can not understand
SAS 20. The juxtaposition of lines 9-10 with lines 11-12 serves primarily to
illustrate
Last Duch 25. From lines 5-12, the reader can infer that
imagined portraits
C. 40. The two word sentence in the third stand is phrased as an
imperative
C. 46 "Cats" and "dogs" symbolize people who are, respectively,
independent
Last Duch 34. The speaker's primary complaint about his former wife is that she
indiscriminate
Last Duch 33. The speaker could be characterized as all of the following EXCEPT
inhospitable
MW 3. The metaphors in line 24 serve primarily to
key word nature
MW 4. The speakers neighbor is depicted as
laconic
F App 65. The last stanza provides a shock to the reader by
last = last option E
Ode 87. The use if the word "Cold" in line 45 serves o
lifeless cold = dead
OO 58. The poet inserts personal commentary in
lines 10-13
C 47. The best statement of theme for this poem would be
living life
OO 55. "No one believed" implies that none of the people
loss of hand = death
My Last Duchess
man hires someone to kill his wife because he was jealous and controlling. after her death tries to act like he loved her, he really cares about his image
F App 62. The capitulation of "Modern Man" serves to
mod man sat - satirical tone
Last Duch 37. The poem is an example of a
monologue
MW 1. The Something referred to in lines 1 and 35 is
nature
Mending Wall
neighbors building a wall to separate each other - one is hesitant
Last Duch 28. The tone of lines 45-46 could best be described as
ominous
C 45. The last six lines of the poem convey meaning primarily through the use of
paradox
Ode 82. The meaning of lines 11-16 is developed primarily through
paradox
Not Stop 16. The irony of the last stanza is conveyed through
paradox (irony)
T 68. Lines 1-8 present an example of
pathetic fallacy
C 42. Line 22 implies that the poet believes
perfection = undesirable
MW 2. The speakers tone in the poem could best be describes as
philosophical
OO 57. The last two lines of the poem seem to reflect the people's sense of
pragmatism
Not Stop 10. Which of the following does NOT contribute to the speaker's personification of Death
quivering and chill Line 14
F App 59. The single line in italics directly under the poem's title is
quote
T 78. The poet's attitude toward man, nature, and death reflect the ideas of
romanticism
SAS 18. Which line most succinctly summarizes the controlling idea of the poem
sense (title) line 4
OO 51. The boys first response to the accident reveals his
shocked disbelief
T 74. As it is used in line 73, "So" can be understood to mean
so = one word = 1 and 2
Not Stop 13. The imagery of the fourth stanza describes
speaker's death
Not Stop 12. The third stanza provides
stanza = s - sis = symbolic images stages
Ode 91. The last two lines are best interpreted to be
sum
Sound and Sense
the art in writing with Greek mythological characters
SAS 23. With which of the following statements would the poet most likely agree
true = agree
Ode 81. In the first stanza, "Thou" and "thy" refer to an
urn
Ode 84. The primary concept conveyed by the second and third stanzas is that
urn
Ode 83. As used in line 20, "wilt" is best understood to mean
will
Last Duch 27. The quotation in lines 37-39 represents
would say but didn't