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