2021 Junior English Poetry MC
How old (approximately) are the pool players in the poem "We Real Cool"?
Young adults
What word is left out from the opening line of "We Real Cool" that gives the poem its interesting syntax?
are
All of the following lines are examples of how the mirror is personified in "Mirror," EXCEPT:
"Now I am a lake."
What line from "Mirror" does NOT reference the passage of time?
"I am not cruel, only truthful,"
What is NOT an example of the theme of rebellion in "We Real Cool"?
"Left school," "Sing sin," and "Die soon"
What poetic device can be found in the following lines from "Wild Geese"? "Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, Are heading home again."
Alliteration
What poetic device helps emphasize the strong beats of "We Real Cool"?
Alliteration
What poetic device is present in the following stanza from "We Real Cool"? "Lurk Late. We Strike straight. We"
Alliteration and Enjambment
What consistently separates the mirror from the wall in "Mirror"?
Faces and darkness
In "Wild Geese," where are the geese heading?
Home
What is NOT a major theme of the poem "Wild Geese"?
Asking for forgiveness
What does Oliver reassure the reader they do NOT have to do?
Be fun
In "Mirror," what is the meaning of "terrible" from the following lines? "In me she has drowned a young girl, and in me an old woman Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish."
Both A and C
What city was Brooks walking in when she got the inspiration to write "We Real Cool"?
Chicago
In "Mirror," the phrase "unmisted by love or dislike" most likely means that the mirror maintains its:
Clear image
What image does Oliver use in "Wild Geese" to refer to raindrops?
Clear pebbles
In "Mirror," what is the BEST antonym of the word "unmisted" as used in the following line? "Whatever I see I swallow immediately Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike."
Cloudy
For Oliver, the natural world she describes in "Wild Geese" should be a source of _______ for people.
Comfort
In the poem "Mirror," the woman is changing, but the mirror is:
Constant
According to the mirror in the poem "Mirror", the candles and moon are liars because they:
Do not show the woman as she truly is
What is NOT a type of cargo that the wreck holds in "Diving into the Wreck"?
Emeralds
What poetic device can be found in the following lines from "Wild Geese"? "calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting - over and over announcing you place in the family of things."
Enjambment
What poetic device does Brooks use in "We Real Cool" to create the unique rhythm and to emphasize the syntax?
Enjambment
"Diving into the Wreck" tells one story on the surface, but also has deeper meaning as a(n) ___________:
Extended Metaphor
In "Mirror," how is the poem similar to the title?
It has two stanzas both with 9 lines
What might it mean in "Mirror" that the wall that the mirror sits opposite has "speckles"?
It is an old room or house.
What is the only instance of allusion in "Diving into the Wreck"?
Jacques Cousteau
What kind of music might the phrase "sing sin" be a reference to in "We Real Cool"?
Jazz
"We Real Cool" has been called one of the most celebrated examples of what kind of petry?
Jazz poetry
Oliver reassures readers of "Wild Geese" that they do not have to walk on what through the desert?
Knees
What is the BEST synonym for the word "lurk" in "We Real Cool"?
Loiter
In "Wild Geese," Oliver assures readers that it doesn't matter how ________ they are, because everyone has a place in the world.
Lonely
What poetic device can be found in the following lines from "Wild Geese"? "You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves."
Metaphor
In "Wild Geese," Oliver might be connecting the unsteady lives of some people to the _________ lives of wild geese:
Migratory
The following line from "Mirror" uses what literary device? "Rises toward her day after day, like a terrible fish."
Simile
What poetic device can be found in the following lines from "Wild Geese"? "the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting - "
Simile
According to Brooks, how should the "we" at the end of each line be recited out loud?
Softly and swiftly
What is the source of the woman's distress in "Mirror"?
The effects of aging
What is Brook' interpretation of the word June in her poem "We Real Cool?"
The establishment
What is meant by the lines "the drowned face always staring / towards the sun" in "Diving into the Wreck"?
The mermaid at the bow of the ship
What is the most accurate meaning of the phrase "an agitation of hands" in "Mirror"?
The woman is wringing her hands.
Why does the ending of "We Real Cool" seem to have an added level of finality?
The word "die", It is only 2 beats/syllables, and the word "soon"
In "Wild Geese," what calls out to the reader?
The world
What does the speaker of "Wild Geese" encourage the reader to share with them?
Their despair
Why does the speaker of "Diving into the Wreck" say that they are "not like Cousteau"?
They are rich.
What final message does the poem "Wild Geese" give readers about life?
They have a place in the world.
What might be a reason that Oliver uses the word "Meanwhile" in the following lines from "Wild Geese"? "Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains, and the rivers."
To emphasize the constancy of life
The mirror in the poem "Mirror" says it is "not cruel, only____:
Truthful
By offering to share her own despair with readers in "Wild Geese", Oliver
Vulnerability
What does Oliver do to establish intimacy with the readers of "Wild Geese"?
Address the reader in the first line as "you"
According to Sullivan, the rhythm of "We Real Cool" has a feeling of energy and:
Aggressiveness
What year did Gwendolyn Brooks publish "We Real Cool"?
1960
26.What year was Mary Oliver's poem "Wild Geese" published?
1986
About how many beats makes up each line of "We Real Cool"?
3
What perspective is "We Real Cool" written in?
3rd person limited
How many stanzas are in the poem "We Real Cool"?
4
What does Plath compare the woman's aging face to in "Mirror"?
A fish
What extended metaphor is used to compare the mirror to in the second stanza of "Mirror?"
A lake
Who is the narrator of Sylvia Plath's poem "Mirror"?
A mirror
What does Brooks say the pool players in "We Real Cool" do NOT have?
A sense of self
What creature is used to describe the older face of the woman in "Mirror"?
Fish
What form of poetry is "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath?
Free verse
What might the wild geese symbolize in the poem "Wild Geese"?
Freedom
What is NOT part of the speaker's gear in "Diving into the Wreck"?
Gloves
In "Wild Geese," how is the sound of the wild geese described?
Harsh and exciting
What famous award did Adrienne Rich receive for her poetry collection Diving into the Wreck?
National Book Award
In "Wild Geese," the main focus in on the connection between humans and what?
Nature
What is the reader meant to take comfort in after reading "Wild Geese"?
Nature and the world
The mirror in Plath's "Mirror" is:
Objective
Oliver's reference to "the soft animal of your body" in "Wild Geese" encourages humans to live:
On basic instincts
How would you describe the rhythm of "We Real Cool"?
One soft beat and two strong beats
All of the following are words used to describe the mirror in "Mirror" EXCEPT:
Ornate
The expression "little god" in the poem "Mirror" is what figure of speech?
Oxymoron
What does the word 'assiduous' mean in the following lines from "Diving into the Wreck"? "I am having to do this not like Cousteau with his assiduous team aboard the sun-flooded schooner but here alone."
Persistent
What is the phrase "strike straight" in reference to in "We Real Cool"?
Playing pool
What kind of place is the Golden Shovel mentioned in the "We Real Cool" subtitle?
Pool hall
"We Real Cool" is written about what group of people?
Pool players
The mirror in "Mirror" states that it has no:
Preconceptions
What is a synonym for the word 'preconception' used in "Mirror"?
Prejudice
Sylvia Plath's "Mirror" reads a lot like prose due to the use of:
Punctuation
What is NOT a landscape mentioned by Oliver in "Wild Geese"?
Rainforests
Overall, the poem "We Real Cool" is a story of:
Rebellion
The mirror in "Mirror" says it does what even when the woman turns her back on it?
Reflects her faithfully
In the following lines from "Wild Geese," what is a synonym of the word "repenting"? "You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting."
Regretting and Atoning
What meaning does the use of the word "repenting" have in the following lines from "Wild Geese"? "You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting."
Religious
What is NOT something that the speaker of "Diving into the Wreck" carries with them on their dive?
Satchel
What could the seven in the subtitle be an allusion to in the poem "We Real Cool"?
Seven deadly sins and lucky number seven
Smith's reading of "We Real Cool" gives what kind of meaning to the word "jazz" in the following lines?
Sexual
What context have some scholars given the line "We Jazz June" in "We Real Cool"?
Sexual
Why does the woman in "Mirror" sometimes turn away from the mirror despite her attachment?
She doesn't like her aging face
Why do the following lines from "Mirror" imply about the woman in the poem? "I am important to her. She comes and goes. Each morning it is her face that replaces the darkness."
She is obsessive
What aspect of the poem "Diving into the Wreck" gives the reader the sense of diving down?
Short lines
What part of the poem are the following lines from "We Real Cool"? "The Pool Players. Seven at the Golden Shovel."
Subtitle
In "Wild Geese," what moves across the landscapes?
Sun and Rain
The poem "We Real Cool" uses words with only one ______:
Syllable
What does the woman reward the mirror with for its faithful reflection in "Mirror"?
Tears
Sylvia Plath was married to what famous poet?
Ted Hughes
In the poem "Wild Geese," what does the idea of everyone having "a place in the family of things" suggest about the world?
That it is full of order.
Where is the poem "We Real Cool" set?
The Golden Shovel
The poem "Wild Geese" contains all of the following poetic devices EXCEPT:
rhyme
